March 2018 press articles
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in March 2018 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
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"The EPO’s Vision (V) – Trust" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 31-03-2018). French translation is available here.
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"Liberaler Mittelstand fürchtet Patentflut & Qualitätsmangel" (rundschau.de, 23.03.2018). Translations are available in English and French.
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"WIPR survey: EPO patent quality is endangered, claim readers" (WIPR, 26-03-2018).
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"Judicial Independence – The CJEU’s view" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 20-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"The EPO’s Vision (IV) – Efficiency" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 18-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"Europäisches Patentamt: Patentprüfer rebellieren gegen Qualitätsverluste" (Heise.de, 16-03-2018).
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"Patent quality endangered by EPO management, claim examiners" (WIPR, 16-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"Quarter of EPO examiners sign petition against product targets" (IPPro Patents, 15-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"Patent quality has fallen, confirm Euro examiners" (The Register, 15-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"EPO staff committee argues against publication review" (IPPro Patents, 14-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"EPO patent grants up in 2017" (IPPro Patents, 07-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"Controversial EPO employment provision dropped" (WIPR, 06-03-2018).
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"The EPO’s Vision (III) – Quality" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 05-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"SUEPO blasts EPO employment proposal" (IPPro Patents, 05-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"EPO stops CSC publication" (IPPro Patents, 02-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"Now Europe's largest trade union squeezes Euro Patent Office's pips" (The Register, 01-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"USF highlights “shocking events” at EPO" (IPPro Patents, 01-03-2018). French translation available here.
Other press articles published related to Work/Labour - UPC - Unitary Patent - ILOAT etc.,
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"Stjerna: Unitary Patent system lacks envisaged advantages" (Kluwer Patent Blog, 15-03-2018). French translation available here.
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"AfD will Gesetze zum europäischen Patentrecht aufheben" (Deutscher Bundestag. 06-03-2018).
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"Why the roots of patent trolling may be in the patent office" (Arstechnica, 05-03-2018).