Union Syndicale Fédérale (USF) Blasts the European Patent Organisation (EPO) Again, Saying It Fails to Serve European Interests
EARLIER this week the EPO's staff union mentioned a week-old letter that has been sent by Union Syndicale Fédérale (USF). It's far from the first such letter, but Europeans politicians aren't listening or barely listening. At times they're actively complicit in the EPO's crimes, as we demonstrated here countless times before. Here is what the union wrote to EPO staff:
[USF] Union Syndicale Fédérale letter to Ministers of all EPC Member States responsible for the European Patent Organisation
We hereby inform you of a letter from the Union Syndicale Fédérale (USF), addressed to the Ministers of all European Patent Convention (EPC) member states responsible for the European Patent Organisation (EPO). This letter serves as a powerful call to convene the long overdue Conference of Ministers of the Contracting States under Article 4a of the European Patent Convention (EPC).
The USF, a respected federation of trade unions in the European public service sector, is taking a proactive stance in advocating for transparency, accountability, good governance and fairness within the EPO. The Conference of Ministers of Contracting States under Article 4a EPC is a vital mechanism for addressing the pressing issues that have been raised within the EPO, and the USF's letter underscores the urgency of convening this conference.
We encourage you to reading [sic] the letter.
In solidarity, SUEPO Central
The corresponding letter is just images without OCR. Here it is, a two-page letter:
We don't expect either EPO managers or those politicians to do anything. Unless you use words like "Ukraine" or "Nazi" they will just sigh and move on to more career-rewarding issues. They don't want to challenge a status quo that benefits international, multinational megacorporations and aggressive law firms. Many politicians are just overambitious lawyers. █