12.28.17
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Posted in Europe, Patents at 2:15 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Original/full: Document from the EPO’s Central Staff Committee [PDF]
Summary: EPO staff representatives complained about “intrusive Investigation Guidelines, contempt for Internal Appeal Committee’s recommendations, censorship, attacks on freedom of association, curtailment of strike rights, and threats to hundreds of staff.”
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