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 Post subject: Patent Office workers go on strike
PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 16:43 
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Patent examiners and other staff of the European Patent Office (EPO) demonstrated outside the European Commission offices Thursday, demanding a thorough re-examination of the EPO.
Patent examiners and other staff of the European Patent Office (EPO) demonstrating outside the European Commission offices Thursday.
They claim that the organisation is decentralising and focusing on granting as many patents as possible to gain financially from fees generated.

http://www.expatica.com/be/articles/new ... trike.html

This is A Good Thing. Hopefully the people in charge will take notice.

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 Post subject: Re: Patent Office workers go on strike
PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 16:45 
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Changing anything at the EPO is a complete waste of time given that every company will still have to follow the ludicrous processes required by the USPTO.

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 Post subject: Re: Patent Office workers go on strike
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Oh, okay, thanks Cras.

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Craster wrote:
Changing anything at the EPO is a complete waste of time given that every company will still have to follow the ludicrous processes required by the USPTO.

The who now?

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 Post subject: Re: Patent Office workers go on strike
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Oh, okay, thanks Cras.

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I only meant that because the major software players all want to trade in the US, the issue of granting ludicrous patents won't be solved within the EU.

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