Roy Schestowitz at Techrights has summarized the situation at the European Patent Office (EPO) with a Primer on the Crises and Scandals. Spying on staff, filtering staff web access, and union busting are just a sample of the shenanigans by top EPO management. And of course one chronic tale of woe includes the continued attempts by a few within the organization to introduce software patents into Europe. Software patents are a solid threat to all who use software for personal or, especially, business ends. As they fade from North America, vigilance is needed in Europe.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 25 2017, @09:26PM (3 children)
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Welcome to the post-Thatcher/post-Reagan era, Mr. van Winkle.
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