17/06/2015

de Volkskrant, "Staat voor de rechter om misstanden octrooibureau"

De Volkskrant(printable version) reports that "SUEPO is taking the Dutch government to court.In February, the Court of Appeal ruled that the EPO in Rijswijk is breaching human rights. Despite this, the Dutch government has not intervened, whileSUEPO is of the opinion that it should."

"In response to clarification requested by Members of Parliaments, Minister Van der Steur (Justice) wrote'Enforcement of the ruling would be in conflict with the Kingdom's obligations underinternational law'."

"The Dutch government has a financial interest that means it won't come down too hard on the EPO.The economy does well from the establishment of international organisations on Dutch soil.In Rijswijk, the EPO is currently building a new office for more than 200 million euro."

Translations in English, French and German are available by scrolling through the document.The article was also published in the paper version of 9 June 2015.