Süddeutsche Zeitung, "Europäisches Patentamt überwachte Mitarbeiter mit Keyloggern"
Towards the end of last year, in the EPO ISAR building, "publicly accessible computers were placed under surveillance [...] by means of cameras and so-called keyloggers. This allows the recording of what the user types, which pages he accesses and how he communicates." These computers were "provided especially for the members of the Administrative Council" and "visitors to the Patent Office who typically sojourn on the first floor also include patent attorneys".
"The matter is also particularly sensitive because during the period in which the surveillance was being carried out the 142th Meeting of the Administrative Council also took place in the building, namely on 10. and 11. December 2014. In addition, the Budget and Finance Committee also met during the period in question. The computers are apparently located near the room where the Council meets."
Translations in English,French andDutch are available by scrolling through the document.The article was also published in the paper version of 9 June 2015.