This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in May 2021 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 11/05/2021) “A Few More Thoughts on Normality”. Translations are available in German and French.
The Kluwer article refers to the following blog publication (the original version is in French): ""Vers une nouvelle normalité": contribution de MM. Jacques Michel et Willy Minnoye".
Click here for the English and German translation of the contribution by Jacques Michel and Willy Minnoye.
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This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in April 2021 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 15/04/2021) "Will the EPO still be normal under the „New Normal“?". Translations are available in German and French.
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This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in February 2021 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 12/02/2021) "Survey: EPO working conditions continue to deteriorate". Translations are available in German and French.
The results of the 2020 EPO Staff Survey by Technologia are now available. They are worrying.
Most important findings are available in the “Executive Summary” (also available in French). Other relevant information has been gathered in a summary presentation (also available in French).
The raw results to all questions (compared with the results of the 2010, 2013 and 2016 editions) are also available in three languages: English, German and French.
SUEPO Central
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in January 2021 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
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(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 13/01/2021) “German ratification of Unified Patent Court Agreement put on hold“.
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in December 2020 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 10/12/2020). "Call for a strike at the European Patent Office". Translations are available in German and French.
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L'Union Syndicale Fédérale (USF), the largest trade union federation in the European international civil service, today published the following article on the announced strike on 15 December 2020 at the European Patent Office:
We would like to inform you about the questions and answers raised in the European Parliament about the EPO.
You can find the links here:
EPOTIF
Question: Question for written answer E-003298/2020 to the Commission
Answer: Answer given by Mr Breton on behalf of the European Commission
Audit/Governance
Question: Question for written answer E-003299/2020 to the Commission
Answer: Answer given by Mr Breton on behalf of the European Commission
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in November 2020 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
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(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 24/11/2020). "The EPO’s Ride from Patentamt to Oktroybureau".
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 20/11/2020). "UPCA ratification bill progresses in German Bundestag – Academics: UPC not the best solution for Europe and for innovation".
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 03/11/2020). “A few thoughts on trust and judicial independence“.
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in October 2020 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
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