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The Comvik Maze

The Comvik Maze

Auteur(s): Bastian Best
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 An experimental podcast that retells EPO software patent appeal cases in the unsettling, surreal style of a Kafka novel. Each episode unpacks a key decision, dissecting the legal reasoning, its impact on patent strategy, and what it means for practitioners and innovators. Curated with ❤ by European patent attorney Bastian Best, narrated by AI. Sciences sociales
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  • Invisible Borders

    Invisible Borders
    Jun 13 2025
    In this Kafka-style audio story, we follow a lone inventor navigating the surreal bureaucracy of the European Patent Office after their invention—designed to prevent safety breaches before they happen—is dismissed for being “not novel.” Based on real-world decision T 0753/22, Invisible Borders dramatizes the tension between innovation and interpretation, where meaning collapses under procedural rules and every claim must defend itself against what was already known. A haunting parable for patent professionals—and anyone who’s ever tried to cross a line they couldn’t see.
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    11 min
  • The Habitual Stranger

    The Habitual Stranger
    May 22 2025
    In this haunting Kafka-style retelling of a real European patent appeal, "The Habitual Stranger" follows an unnamed inventor through the labyrinth of the EPO as he seeks protection for a carpooling algorithm based on human routine. What begins as a quest for technical recognition becomes a surreal meditation on bureaucracy, invention, and the fine line between innovation and administration. Based on decision T 2137/21, this episode is a must-listen for anyone navigating the world of AI, mobility data, and patent law.
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    10 min
  • The Labyrinth of Parameters

    The Labyrinth of Parameters
    May 16 2025
    What happens when an inventor’s elegant system for distributed machine learning is reduced to mere abstraction by the European Patent Office? In this Kafka-style retelling of appeal case T 0080/23, we follow the haunting journey of a patent application through rejection, argument, and the cold logic of the Board of Appeal. A must-listen for anyone navigating the foggy boundary between algorithms and invention.
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    22 min
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