Summary: Belgium's long history of 'neutrality' became a cynical ploy or joke, just like in Sweden or Switzerland; inaction when something illegal is being done isn't good enough
This is what happens when companies try to establish themselves on a mountain of promises and false assumptions, kicking the can down the road until payroll becomes hard to complete
It would appear that in January 2020, Pellegrino was induced by Campinos to jump ship from the EUIPO and take up his current position as Brussels Liaison Officer for the EPO
![Jérôme Debrulle: I 'acknowledged that [illegal] rules were needed, but would need to abstain for the reasons given.'](http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/jerome-quote.png)
