11/04/2014

Friday miscellany

A paper just published by a Member of the French Parliament, Mr P.- Y. Le Borgn',who reports on the worrying social situation at EPO. He claims in particular theconvening of a Conference of the ministers of the EPO Contracting states (Article 4a EPC)that would task an independent authority to audit the governance of the European Patent Organisationwith a view to make concrete proposals to fix the governance crisis the EPO is going through.(only available in French for now)

International press:

Aufstand gegen den Sonnenkönig -Die Berliner Zeitung

Ambiance délétère et président contesté - RTL.be

or, if you prefer Libération... Ambiance délétère et président contesté

Der verhasste 'Sonnenkönig' - Frankfurter Rundschau

www.marchiebrevettiweb.it

And finally, anew blog article from the Parti Socialiste Saint-Germain en Laye