This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in November 2017 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:

• "Benoît Battistelli elected President of the CEIPI's Administrative Board" (CEIPI - Center for International Intellectual Property Studies, 28-11-2017).

• "EPSU calls for halt to EPO fixed-term contracts" (IPPro Patents, 30-11-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "The new President must restore harmony" (Juve.de, November Edition 2017). Juve.de published via mediacologne.de (webreader application). Article starts from page 37. The .pdf version is available here.

• "EPO: New Employment Rules Roil Staff; Management Responds On Demand For More Productivity" (IP-watch, 27 November 2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "Christoph Ernst: ‘rigid regime’ cloud over achievements EPO president Battistelli" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 26-11-2017). We strongly suggest you to read also the comment section! Translations are available in German and French.

• "SUEPO concerned over EPO 'product' targets" (IPPro Patents, 22-11-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "EPO faces backlash over scrapping of permanent employment contracts" (IPPro Patents, 15-11-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "EPO’s Battistelli proposes new employment plan" (WIPR, 15-11-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "New EPO president looking to cooperate with USF" (IPPro Patents, 13-11-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "Looking for answers on ANSERA" (The IPKat, 13-11-2017). Please also read the comment section.

• "Future EPO president Campinos stresses importance ‘human resources matters’" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 10-11-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "Europäisches Patentamt: Gewerkschaft rechnet in 95 Thesen mit der Behördenspitze ab" (Heise.de, 01-11-2017). Translations are available in English and French.

• "UPC-Beschwerde: Karlsruhe weitet Sondierungen aus, Verfahren zieht sich" (Juve.de, 07-11-2017).

• "Europe's one-patent-court-to-rule-them-all rocked by 'Brexit, EPO reforms, German laws' " (The Register, 06 November 2017). Translation is available in French.

• "German complaint threatens future Unitary Patent system" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 02-11-2017).

Letter from the European Public Service Union to Mr. Christoph Ernst, Chair of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Office. Read more, here. (.pdf version)

Translations are available in German and French.

Position of Union Syndicale Federale (USF) on the currently discussed new "Employment
Framework" at the EPO" -for the attention of the Council of the EPO.

For more information, read here.

• Open letter to the new President of the European Patent Office.

The corresponding letter is accessible here.

• The official answer of EPO President-elec Mr Campinos to Union Syndicale Fédérale (USF) is available here.

• Reply from European Public Service Union (EPSU) on answer of President-elec Mr Campinos can be read here.

On 27 October 2017, Claudine Lepage, French Senator, reported again on the social situation in the European Patent Office (in French).

The original Q & A, published by the French Senate can be read here.

The original paper version in .pdf format is accessible here.

Translations are available in English and German.

This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in October 2017 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:

• "‘EPC, EPO and UPCA lack guarantees for democracy, rule of law and human rights’" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 26-10-2017). Translations are available from English to French ( Kluwer Patent Blog publication text ) and from German to French ( Original answers in German from Professor Broß ).

• "Staff Union Welcomes Next EPO President, Hopes For Dialogue" (IP-watch, 23-10-2017).

• "SUEPO offers olive branch to EPO management" (WIPR, 20-10-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "SUEPO confirms position on Campinos election" (IPPro Patents, 19-10-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "Heavy task lies ahead of Antonio Campinos as future EPO president" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 19-10-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "Now German companies are beating the drum over poor patent quality" (The Register, 17-10-2017).

• "Reckoning With The “System Battistelli”" (IP-Watch, 17-10-2017). The full .pdf paper version of the article published by ip-watch.org is available here. Translations are available in German and French.

• "EPO – All Problems Solved?" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 16-10-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "Kritik an ehemaligem Chef des Europäischen Patentamts - Update" (Heise.de, 14-10-2017). Translations are available in English and French.

• "SUEPO willing to work with new EPO president" (IPPro Patents, 12-10-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "European Patent Office's document churning snatches Germany's attention: 'We are concerned about quality' " (The Register, 12-10-2017).  2 Pages!!! Please see here for PAGE 1 and here for PAGE 2. Translations are available in German and French.

• "Europäisches Patentamt: Neuer Chef muss Frieden stiften" (Berliner Zeitung, 11-10-2017). Translations are available in English and French.

• "Europäisches Patentamt: Chef Battistelli tritt ab, Campinos tritt an" (Heise.de, 11-10-2017).   Translations are available in English and French.

• "Campinos elected as EPO president" (IPPro Patents, 11-10-2017).

• "European Patent Office staff rep blames prez for 'slipping quality" (The Register, 11-10-2017). Translations are available in German and French.

• "Battistelli-Nachfolger: EUIPO-Chef Campinos soll zum EPA-Präsidenten gewählt werden" (Juve.de, 10-10-2017).

Other press articles published related to UPC - Unitary Patent - ILOAT etc.,

• "Top German court seeks comments on patent court challenge" (The Law Society Gazette, 23-10-2017).

See below the provisional version of report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (Title: Jurisdictional immunity of international organisations and rights of their staff)

PACE's call for stronger protection for rights of staff in international organisations, read here.

Many mentions of the European Patent Office in the adopted report which can be accessed here:

• English version

• French version

Letter dated 17 October 2017 from Ms Gabi Schmidt, member of the Bavarian State Parliament to Mr Benoît Battistelli, President of the European Patent Office. The letter to Mr Battistelli is available here.

We are in a transition phase: not only the chairmanship of the Administrative Council (AC) has changed, but we are also soon to welcome a new President of the Office. SUEPO has kindly asked Mr Ernst (AC Chair) to invite the candidates for President of the EPO to answer a few questions. The letter to Mr Ernst is available here.

 

This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in September 2017 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:

Other press articles published related to UPC - Unitary Patent - ILOAT - Trade unions etc.,

• "Staff representative in Germany - a risky Job?" (courrierinternational.com, 21-09-2017). The .pdf paper version of the article published in French by courrierinternational.com is available here. Original article is in German and published by Süddeutsche Zeitung on 03 July 2017 (paid-subscription article).

• "German complaint against Unified Patent Court Agreement: deadline for submitting views is end of October" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 12-09-2017).

• "UPDATE: Complainant against UPC ratification in Germany confirmed as Ingve Stjerna" (IPKAT, 07-09-2017). See comments.

• "UPC: Düsseldorfer Rechtsanwalt Stjerna legte Verfassungsbeschwerde ein" (Juve.de, 06-09-2017). The .pdf paper version of the article published by Juve.de is available here. Translations are available in English and French.