This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in June 2022 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 30/06/2022) "António Campinos reappointed president of the European Patent Office". Translations are available in German, French and Dutch.
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 28/06/2022) "The Sovereign’s Election". Translations are available in German, French and Dutch.
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 27/06/2022) "Survey: EPO staff don’t trust top management, concerns about quality". Translations are available in German, French and Dutch.
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 23/06/2022) "Demonstration EPO staff during meeting about re-election president Campinos". Translations are available in German, French and Dutch.
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 17/06/2022) "Petition for ministerial conference on European Patent Organisation". Translations are available in German, French and Dutch.
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**Note: The translations are without guarantee, these were produced using automated translation.
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in May 2022 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 23/05/2022) ‘Dedicated tribunal could help settle labour disputes at the European Patent Office’. Translations are available in German, French and Dutch.
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 17/05/2022) "Silence at the EPO after angry outburst president António Campinos". Translations are available in German, French and Dutch.
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 03/05/2022) "Deepening social tensions and an ‘extremely hostile’ president at the EPO". Translations are available in German and French.
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**Note: The translations are without guarantee, these were produced using automated translation.
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in March 2022 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 30/03/2022) "SUEPO: Industrial actions ‘striking success’". Translations are available in German and French.
(USF - Union Syndicale Fédérale letter to Presidents of the European Council, European Parliament and European Commission dated 11 March 2022). "Prenez exemple sur l'initiative de l'administration Biden et encouragez l'adhésion des travailleurs aux syndicats". Translations are available in English and German.
(The White House press release from 07/02/2022) "White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment Report" .
(Biden-Harris statement release 07/02/2022) "The Biden Plan for Strengthening Worker Organizing, Collective Bargaining, and Unions".
(MSServices Global tweet from 11/03/2022). “#SUEPO - The Staff Union of the #EuropeanPatentOffice Industrial Action Announcement - Day of Strike on Tuesday, March 22, 2022! ”.
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Official Announcement: Today, March 22, 2022, a one-day strike organized by the SUEPO union will take place at all EPO sites.
SUEPO
The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) represents more than 265 unions. This week, its General Secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan sent a letter of solidarity to SUEPO, whose members take industrial action on Tuesday 22 March.
Read the press release
EPSU Letter of Solidarity
SUEPO
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in February 2022 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 23/02/2022) "Industrial action at the EPO to demand restoration of fundamental rights". *Translations are available in German and French.
(Kluwer Patent Blog published on 03/02/2022) "ILOAT: Former EPO president Battistelli violated staff’s right of free association". *Translations are available in German and French.
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In its 133rd Session, the Tribunal ruled on 51 cases among which 12 EPO cases. For the second time after the judgments on the unlawful strike regulations, the Tribunal ruled in Judgment 4482 that an EPO reform, “Social Democracy“, breached the fundamental right to freedom of association. Judgments 4488, 4489 and 4490 sanctioned the EPO’s institutional harassment of a former Principal Director and awarded above 250.000€ of damages in total. Judgment 4491 ordered the reinstatement of a single mother with babies (at the material time) unlawfully charged with fraud by the Investigative Unit which made an unfair and distorted analysis of the facts.
More details are provided in this report, read it here.
*The report is available in German and French.
SUEPO Central
**Note: The translations are without guarantee, these were produced using automated translation.
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in January 2022 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Kluwer Patent Blog posted on 27/01/2022 - Author: Thorsten Bausch) "New Melodies at the EPO as of 1.4.2022?" *Translations are available in German and French.
(ManagingIP posted on 05/01/2022). "Haar today, gone tomorrow: EPO's brief BoA move raises queries“. Article is behind a paywall - Here is the link to the .PDF which is only available on the restricted SUEPO website - password protected. *Translations are available in German and French.
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(WIWO posted on 23/01/2022 - Author Dominik Reintjes) "Exklusive Daten aus Langzeitstudie: 5 Wahrheiten über das Homeoffice". *Translation is available in English.
**Note: The translations are without guarantee, these were produced using automated translation.
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of some articles, blog posts or videos published in December 2021 (sorted in reverse chronological order, not necessarily by relevance). Latest additions are highlighted in yellow:
(Süddeutsche Zeitung posted on 18/12/2021) "Europäisches Gericht verlässt Haar". Translations are available in English and French.
(Juve Patent posted on 17/12/2021) "Boards of Appeal to move back to Munich city centre".
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(Rheingold Institut posted on 03/12/2021) "Von wegen Freiheit. Eine neue Studie beweist: Homeoffice gleicht eher einem Hamsterrad". Translations are available in French and English".
Note: The translations are without guarantee, these were produced by automatic translation.
Historical Judgments of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation (ILOAT) on the fundamental right to strike breached by the European Patent Office (EPO).
On 7 July 2021, the ILOAT ruled that the EPO strike regulations put in place since 1 July 2013 created a regime placing several limitations on the exercise of the right to strike which was unlawful because it violated the fundamental right to strike. After 8 years of breach of a fundamental right at the EPO (including 3 years under the mandate of a new President), it is now time to take the consequences and to repair the damage done to the Organization and its Staff.
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