21/01/2016

[Press] Press release relating to dismissals

The first press reports on the recent disciplinary actions against key Staff Union officials in Munich can be found below:

Philip Cordery: "Journée noire à l'Office européen des brevets" (15 January 2016)
Source 1: http://philipcordery.fr/2016/01/journee-noire-a-loffice-europeen-des-brevets-oeb-european-patent-office/
Source 2: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/PhilipCordery/posts/10153860080163454
Pierre-Yves Le Borgn': "Sanctions contre les représentants syndicaux à l’OEB : une honte et une profonde injustice" (15 January 2016). Translations are available in English, German, and Dutch.
Source: http://www.pyleborgn.eu/2016/01/sanctions-contre-les-representants-syndicaux-a-loeb-une-honte-et-une-profonde-injustice/
IPKAT: "Breaking News from the EPO - SUEPO officials fired, downgraded" (15 January 2016)
Source: http://ipkitten.blogspot.de/2016/01/breaking-news-from-epo-suepo-officials.html
Heise: "Europäisches Patentamt feuert Gewerkschaftsführung" (15 January 2016)
Source: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Europaeisches-Patentamt-feuert-Gewerkschaftsfuehrung-3072675.html
SZ: "Streit eskaliert Gewerkschaftschefin entlassen" (15 January 2016)
Source: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/streit-eskaliert-gewerkschaftschefin-entlassen-1.2820145
WIPR: "EPO dismisses two members of staff" (18 January 2016)
Source: http://www.worldipreview.com/news/epo-dismisses-two-members-of-staff-9415