#SoftwarePatents Are Not Allowed in Canada, But the #Patent Microcosm is Trying to Change That http://techrights.org/2018/05/06/swpats-not-allowed-in-canada/ #ca #canada #patents #swpats #cipo
Software Patents Are Not Allowed in Canada, But the Patent Microcosm is Trying to Change That

In response to new rhetoric if not action from the government of Canada the patent 'industry' (notably patent law firms) meddles in national media

#UPC Has Done Nothing for #Europe Except Destruction of the #EPO and Imminent Layoffs Due to Lack of Applications and Lowered Value of European Patents http://techrights.org/2018/02/17/unified-patent-court-damage/ #unitarypatent #teamupc #unifiedpatent #uspto #cipo
UPC Has Done Nothing for Europe Except Destruction of the EPO and Imminent Layoffs Due to Lack of Applications and Lowered Value of European Patents

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is merely a distant dream or a fantasy for litigators; to everyone else the UPC lobby has done nothing but damage, including potentially irreparable damage to the European Patent Office, which is declining very sharply