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06.30.19

Tribalism Still a Major Problem at the European Patent Office

Posted in Europe, Patents at 7:12 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Organisational chart of orgiastic chart?

Team Campinos nepotism

Summary: EPO President António Campinos continues the tradition of Battistelli and surrounds himself with friends and colleagues (and their family or former bosses), not people best suited for the job; it discourages dissent/criticism and leaves no room for critical thinking

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