tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post2069000407414642675..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: The Last Miles, or still edging along? Patent reform in EuropeVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-81362340826264978812015-06-05T08:43:05.965+01:002015-06-05T08:43:05.965+01:00@Anonymous at 23:56
You write "But there is ...@Anonymous at 23:56<br /><br />You write "But there is an appearance here by the president with regard to 'his' project. As much as the EU patent is not under his control, his future influence and legacy derives a lot from it". I agree that the president has a lot to gain from his appearance -- and that is why he appears in many commercial and official events in the course of the year, whether hosted in the EPO or elsewhere.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123244020588707776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-62446902201283377562015-06-04T23:56:18.225+01:002015-06-04T23:56:18.225+01:00Jeremy,
I wonder if entry to the event will inclu...Jeremy, <br />I wonder if entry to the event will include an invitation to see the penthouse suite as well. If not, one might ask what purpose it serves...<br /><br />Regarding the event not being an EPO event, indeed it should not be. But there is an appearance here by the president with regard to 'his' project. As much as the EU patent is not under his control, his future influence and legacy derives a lot from it. And the current problems of DG3 may not be totally unrelated with his drive to make it a success and his part in gently (?) downgrading the EPO appeal system and allowing the UPC to prosper. <br /><br />That doesn't mean the EU patent is a bad move - just an admittedly jaundiced view of the non-neutral treatment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-20614337768202487732015-06-04T15:00:28.107+01:002015-06-04T15:00:28.107+01:00Anonymous @13:04
Premier Cercle are charging the ...Anonymous @13:04<br /><br />Premier Cercle are charging the fee. It is quite a common practice for organisations with spare capacity to let out their premises to both commercial and institutional conference organisers and doesn't imply any endorsement. I've twice participated in events at the EPO that had nothing to do with the organisation.<br /><br />The event isn't "about" the establishment of a new public court and, even if it were, the EPO isn't part of the Unified Patent Court: that's an EU institution, while the EPO is not.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123244020588707776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-40923815043080140792015-06-04T13:04:49.861+01:002015-06-04T13:04:49.861+01:00"Refreshingly, this event does not cost an ar..."Refreshingly, this event does not cost an arm and a leg"<br /><br />The questions are:<br />- who is charging the fee? The EPO or Premier Cercle?<br />- if it is a commercial event, why is the EPO lending the room, giving it an official character?<br />- why would any questions be answered 'officially', if it is not an official event?<br />- if it is an official event about the establishment of a new public court of the European Union, I would guess that the any member of the public should be welcome without a feeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-58752239289825038402015-06-03T22:03:09.947+01:002015-06-03T22:03:09.947+01:00And in breaking news late today, the President of ...And in breaking news late today, the President of Football in France has put out a ringing endorsement of the Mountain Goat, praising his presidential qualities, and asserting that he would certainly vote for him again. France is rooting for you Josef.<br /><br />Everybody has by now grasped that Herr Blatter speaks French very smoothly, but I had overlooked that he is also a lawyer.<br /><br />Sepp, get in there. Here is another opportunity for you to exercise, once again, your exquisite persuasive powers as Capo di tutti i Capi.MaxDreinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-63840879801329983692015-06-03T18:36:23.840+01:002015-06-03T18:36:23.840+01:00A most excellent suggestion!
Blatter could use a ...A most excellent suggestion!<br /><br />Blatter could use a little immunity at the present time, not unlike a certain embattled EPO VP...<br /><br />He would also bring a little "business" sense and teach a lesson to all those who delude themselves in lofty inefficient notions such as the rule of law. BB would probably approve.<br /><br />One might him even build a local division on the moon, beyond the reach of any these pesky G-men. After all, if you can put a WM in Qatar and a DG3 in Berlin, then anything goes!<br />Roufousse T. Fairflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-78653575428761715482015-06-03T13:11:39.767+01:002015-06-03T13:11:39.767+01:00Max, BB's fluency in German is known to be som...Max, BB's fluency in German is known to be somewhat deficient. Joseph Blatter, on the other hand is proficient in all three languages (probably Italian too, being Swiss) and is a lawyer to boot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-72506474760625197622015-06-03T12:35:44.469+01:002015-06-03T12:35:44.469+01:00EjectorSeat says: Maybe it's the exit that Bat...EjectorSeat says: Maybe it's the exit that Battistelli needs to disentagle himself from all the brouhaha going on at the EPO... If I were him, I'd announce that the work of pushing through the needed reforms at the EPO was now complete, and that the AC had his full confidence in supervising their implementation according to his plan, so it was time for him to find another role in which he could be... of service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-87272056769477127942015-06-03T11:41:38.233+01:002015-06-03T11:41:38.233+01:00The President of the Court will (I suppose) need t...The President of the Court will (I suppose) need to be: French, a judge, patent-savvy, 3 languages, experienced manager of a big business. <br /><br />Are there yet "soundings" going on? Is there yet a Short List. Can Benoit Battistelli surprise everybody, yet again? Isn't it all very exciting. We patent specialists sure do live in interesting times.MaxDreinoreply@blogger.com