November 2016 press articles
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in November 2016 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
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“Staatssecretaris Van Dam pleit voor verdere hervorming octrooibureau” (NU.nl, 30 November 2016).
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“Van Dam: hervormingen octrooibureau doorzetten” (Noordhollands Dagblad, 30 November 2016).
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“Ma question au gouvernement sur la situation sociale à l’Office européen des brevets” (Philip Cordery, 30 November 2016). Translations are available in English and German.
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“Van Dam: sociale situatie Europees Octrooibureau moet beter” (NOS - NPO, 30 November 2016). Translations are available in English, German and French.
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“Dégradation du climat social au sein de l’Office européen des brevets” (Richard Yung - PS -, 28 November 2016). Translations are available in English and German.
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“A loose screw at the European Patent Office!” (CERN, 28 November 2016). Translation is available in French.
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“Der Streit eskaliert und 38 Länder schauen zu” (Tageblatt.lu, 25 November 2016).
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“Prunier responds to EPO claims” (WIPR, 25 November 2016).
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“EPO staff hold demo for dismissed workers” (WIPR, 24 November 2016).
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“Honderden werknemers Europees Octrooibureau in actie tegen 'tirannie' directeur” (Omroep West, 24 November 2016). Translations are available in English and French.
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“Europäescht Patentamt: Muss Lëtzebuerg seng Positioun iwwerdenken?” (LSAP, 23 November 2016). Translations are available in English and French.
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“Werknemers Europees Octrooibureau voeren actie tegen 'tirannie' directeur” (Omroep West, 23 November 2016). Translations are available in English, German and French.
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“Euro Patent office staff call again for King Battistelli regicide” (The Register, 23 November 2016).
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“Fallout from Euro Patent Office meltdown reaches Dutch parliament” (The Register, 22 November 2016).
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“Debate in Dutch Parliament about deteriorating social climate at European Patent Office” (Kluwer Patent Blog, 19 November 2016).
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“Zorgen over ’terreur’ Octrooibureau”(De Telegraaf, 18 November 2016).
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“Time for a Haar-cut - please do not relocate the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office” (IPKat, 18 November 2016).
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“Remember the House Ban? How two years flies past” (IPKat, 17 November 2016).
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“Sacked EPO staff union official responds to Battistelli's IAM letter” (IAM Blog, 17 November 2016).
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“Billet d’humeur : le président de l’OEB a de nouveau frappé!” (Blog Claudine Lepage, 8 November 2016). Translations are available in English and German.
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“Europäisches Patentamt feuert weiteren Gewerkschaftler” (Heise.de Online, 8 November 2016). Translations are available in English and French.
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“Firings will continue until morale improves - Merpel revisits the EPO” (IPKAT, 7 November 2016). Translation is available in French.
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“EPO users and staff need the Administrative Council to get a grip on current events” (IAM, 7 November 2016).
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“Union Calls “Flash Demo” After EPO Fires Another Union Representative” (IP-Watch, 7 November 2016).
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“The Rule of Law (Rechtsstaat) is Endangered and Needs to be Defended!” (Kluwer Patent Blog, 7 November 2016), especially section 4 of the article dealing with the EPO.
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“Fresh Euro Patent Office drama: King Battistelli fires union boss” - EPO president ignores his own admin council (The Register, 4 November 2016). Translation is available in French.