03/11/2015

Motion by members of the Tweede Kamer of the Netherlands (Gesthuizen - SP and Kerstens - PvDA) concerning adherence by the European Patent Organisation to international legislation

Members of the Dutch House of Parliament (Tweede Kamer SP and PvDA) have proposed a motion (archive) concerning adherence by the EPOrg to international legislation. The motion was adopted on 15 October 2015:

"The House, having heard the deliberations, is of the opinion that the conduct of directors of international organisations which has no relationship to their international representation but which does result in a breach of national rules, should not be covered by diplomatic immunity; finds that in April 2014 the government presented a Plan of Approach with measures for taking more severe action against persons with diplomatic immunity who have breached the law of the Netherlands, finds that those measures only address traffic fines and criminal offences and do not address breaches of employee rights as established at the European Patent Organisation by the Court; requests the government, within the limits of the treaties, to do all that is possible to force the European Patent Organisation to adhere to international legislation, and proceeds to the order of the day."
Translations in English, French and German are available by scrolling through the document.

ex15415cp (pdf)
03/11/2015

Questions posed by a Belgian member of the European Parliament (Marc Tarabella - S&D) to the European Commission

Marc Tarabella, a Belgian member of the European Parliament has posed questions to the European Commission under the title "Graves problèmes de gouvernance à l'Office européen des brevets (OEB)".
Translations in English, German and Dutch are available by scrolling through the document.

ex15416cp (pdf)
02/11/2015

JUVE, "EPA: Nutzer kritisieren Reform der Beschwerdekammern"

JUVE reports on the results of the user survey concerning the planned reform of the Boards of Appeals:

"45 patent attorneys took part in the survey, 13 in-house attorneys, and 22 international associations and user organizations, among them BusinessEurope, EPI or Union-IP. They were keen on the idea of greater independence for the Boards of Appeal, but criticised the planned regulations for the appointment and reappointment of the Board members included in the reform proposal [...] In the evaluation of the user survey, the EPO speaks only of divided opinions on the issue ofvlocation. The members of the Boards of Appeal, by contrast, have always regarded the proposals for a change of venue as being a kind of punishment for their uncomfortable stance in the discussion."
Translations in English, French and Dutch are available by scrolling through the document.

ex15411cp (pdf) published 02/11/2015
29/10/2015

JUVE, "EPA-Disziplinarverfahren: 'Verwaltungsrat und Battistelli handeln ohne rechtliche Grundlage'" - Article of 29.10.2015

JUVE publishes an interview with Siegfried Broß, a former judge of the German Constitutional Court, who considers that the European Patent Organisation suffers from structural deficiencies requiring a conference of the Ministers of its member states:

"The disciplinary procedure against a member of the Boards of Appeal is unconstitutional [...] it does not respect presumption of innocence and [...] was initiated by the President of the EPO [...] The publication of discrediting allegations against the accused are totally unacceptable. [...] The Enlarged Boards of Appeal should refuse the request from the Administrative Council and stop the procedure in order to denounce the fundamental abuse. [...] An organisational separation of the Boards of Appeal from the management of the EPO should be seriously considered by the Administrative Council as it is necessary for the Unitary Patent."

ex15410cp (pdf) published 29/10/2015
26/02/2015

Judgment of the Dutch Court of Appeal

The Office has progressively and severely eroded a number of fundamental union rights. Having tried unsuccessfully to protect them through all other avenues, SUEPO The Hague(VEOB) and the EPO-wide umbrella organisation SUEPO Central (SUEPO) sought an injunction against the EPO with the Courts in The Hague.

The judgment can be found in the database and a printable version is available here.
Translations are available in English, French and German.

The outcome of the judgment and its consequences are detailed in this publication (fr, de).

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su15088cpe (pdf)
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su15086cp (pdf)

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