That doesn't stop them, Benoît Battistelli has been actively pushing for software patents and ignored the EPC.
With staff being quoted previously:
“We are far too often put in front of the dilemma of either working according to the European Patent Convention and respecting the examiner’s guidelines, or issuing ‘products’ as our hierarchy demands"
With staff being quoted previously: “We are far too often put in front of the dilemma of either working according to the European Patent Convention and respecting the examiner’s guidelines, or issuing ‘products’ as our hierarchy demands"
The wikipedia article on him is harrowing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benoît_Battistelli#Discontent_...