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[Meme] Give Us More Money by Selling Monopolies to Foreign Corporations in Violation of the European Patent Convention

Heads of states + National delegates: More patents, please
Will you please check what the patent systems exist for?



Summary: When patents get treated like nothing but monetary asset it's hardly surprising that the EPO sees them as something that needs to be granted in the highest possible volume, as fast as possible

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