Preparing EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part X which is scheduled for release Wednesday night. 9 photographs in this one.... quite incriminating. #europe #corruption #epo #euipo

The #EUIPO shows some of the same problems — even the same people — as the #EPO , where over a decade was spent looting the institution by milking it to death • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/31/two-dictators-in-europe/ ䷉ #Techrights #europe #corruption | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/31/two-dictators-in-europe/

Two Institutions, Two Dictators

The EUIPO shows some of the same problems — even the same people — as the EPO, where over a decade was spent looting the institution by milking it to death

Two Institutions, Two #Dictators • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/31/two-dictators-in-europe/ ䷉ #Techrights #Europe #EPO #EUIPO | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/31/two-dictators-in-europe/

Two Institutions, Two Dictators

The EUIPO shows some of the same problems — even the same people — as the EPO, where over a decade was spent looting the institution by milking it to death

#EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part IX – António’s Faithful Acolyte in #Alicante • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/31/acolyte-joao-negrao/ ䷉ #Techrights #EUIPO #Portugal | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/31/acolyte-joao-negrao/

EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part IX – António's Faithful Acolyte in Alicante

"Of course Campinos could have tried to switch his own nationality to "French" but that wouldn't have gone down well either because he had been elected as Benoît Battistelli's successor on the premise that he was "Portuguese"."

#EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part IX is already in preparation and will be released tonight. #europe #corruption #euipo

Lots of #epo and #euipo #corruption to be shown in #techrights during this week...

#EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part VIII – Pulling for the Portuguese Pretender? • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/30/campinos-pretender/ ䷉ #Techrights #EUIPO #Europe #Corruption | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/30/campinos-pretender/

EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part VIII – Pulling for the Portuguese Pretender?

The likely behind-the-scenes horsetrading that led to the rise of Campinos, a French-Portuguese 'guru' in so-called 'IP'

#AntónioCampinos is Not a Patents Person and He Doesn’t Belong at the #EPO • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/30/pretender-in-charge-of-the-epo/ ䷉ #Techrights #EUIPO #Corruption | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/30/pretender-in-charge-of-the-epo/

António Campinos is Not a Patents Person and He Doesn't Belong at the EPO

António Campinos should never have been in charge of the EPO

The super-genius and ‘IP’ guru, Mr. Campinos, who landed directly from the #EUIPO and immediately took power/control of #Europe ’s largest #patent office (with hardly any prior experience!), shows that it’s not about what you know but who you know (or how you rig things) • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/30/meme-a-pretender-bartender-from-france/ ䷉ #Techrights | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/30/meme-a-pretender-bartender-from-france/

[Meme] A Pretender Bartender From France

The super-genius and ‘IP’ guru, Mr. Campinos, who landed directly from the EUIPO and immediately took power/control of Europe’s largest patent office (with hardly any prior experience!), shows that it’s not about what you know but who you know (or...

Corrupt #Campinos is doing to the #EPO some of the same harm he did to the #EUIPO ; it’s a toxic culture of #nepotism , unaccountability, and bid rigging http://techrights.org/2021/08/30/mafia-campinos/

[Meme] Compensating for Daddy

Corrupt Campinos is doing to the EPO some of the same harm he did to the EUIPO; it’s a toxic culture of nepotism, unaccountability, and bid rigging

[Meme] Compensating for Daddy • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/30/mafia-campinos/ ䷉ #Techrights #EPO #EUIPO #corruption | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/30/mafia-campinos/

[Meme] Compensating for Daddy

Corrupt Campinos is doing to the EPO some of the same harm he did to the EUIPO; it’s a toxic culture of nepotism, unaccountability, and bid rigging

#epo Pres. Campinos is just another fraudster who rides his dad's reputation to pretend otherwise. We'll publish some details later today. http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/António_Campinos #eu #euipo

#EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part VIII will be published tonight with focus on corrupt #euipo http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO

#EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part VIII will show abuse in #EUIPO http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO #europe #corruption #eu

"the EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR) based on its earlier word mark “PANTA RHEI”, covering goods and services in Classes 3" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/08/general-court-considers-panta-rhei.html #euipo http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO

General Court considers ‘PANTA RHEI’ confusingly similar to ‘PANTA RHEI’ despite low similarity of goods

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

"As a member state of the EU, trademark protection in #Bulgaria is often achieved through the registration of an European Union Trademark." https://www.mondaq.com/trademark/1099476/the-advantages-of-registering-a-national-bulgarian-trademark #corruption in #euipo notwithstanding: http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO

The Advantages Of Registering A National Bulgarian Trademark - Intellectual Property - Bulgaria

As a member state of the EU, trademark protection in Bulgaria is often achieved through the registration of an European Union Trademark. However, an EUTM may not always be feasible or advantageous.

Some people are so arrogant that they think they 'own' all dictionary words starting with "I" https://www.novagraaf.com/en/insights/impossible-versus-incredible-sequel #euipo is corrupt, so it can go either way: http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO

#Trademark reform http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/book-review-research-handbook-on.html start by removing corrupt element in #euipo http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO

Book review: Research Handbook on Trademark Law Reform

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

#EUIPO on #iceland https://www.managingip.com/article/b1sqlfztt9tk9d/from-taj-mahal-to-montblanc-counsel-debate-geo-trademarks EUIPO is profoundly corrupt, so can it be trusted here? http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO

From Taj Mahal to Montblanc: counsel debate geo trademarks

As the EUIPO prepares to consider whether ‘Iceland’ should be a trademark, counsel discuss the pros and cons of location-named brands