political abstinence?
I always found it problematic, that the head of a patent office lobbies in favour of the UPC, which is a purely political decision...
He may lobby to get the registration and administration of the fees under its control, but the office should refrain from influencing this debate, and if the present arguments, they should be balanced with pro and comtra, and not only the pros which were hard to prove. They searched long to find enough examples for their "case-study" of medium-sized business wanting the UPC.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
