EPO Scandals: The Story So Far
    
     - Dr. Roy Schestowitz
 
     
      - 2015-02-18 11:13:56 UTC
 
      - Modified: 2015-02-18 11:13:56 UTC
 
     
    
   
 
Summary: An overview of articles about mischief, misconduct and breach of laws at the EPO
HALF A YEAR ago we began investigating the rot at the EPO's management, whose time has come to leave. Here are the articles we have published about it:
- Željko Peratović Slammed for Whitewashing Željko Topić After Publishing Important Piece on Behalf of Key Sources
 - Benoît Battistelli Has Made Oversight of European Patent Office Absolutely Impossible
 - English Translation of Süddeutsche Zeitung Article About Benoît Battistelli, Željko Topić, and EPO Tyranny
 - Amid EPO Scandals, Call to Dissolve the EPO and Start All Over Again (With New Management and New Direction)
 - FFII and the American IP Law Association Comment on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Envisioned by EPO
 - English Translation of Article About Protest at Danish Consulate Over EPO Abuses
 - EPO Staff to March to British Consulate to Protest Against the Administrative Council (AC)
 - The EPO's Digital War (Censorship) Against Staff Web Site
 - Cyberattacks on SUEPO Server Raise More Questions
 - The European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) is Again Protesting Against EPO as More Crackdowns by EPO Management Reveal Depth of Abuse
 - English Translation of Ruling Against Željko Topić (EPO VP) in Croatian Court
 - German Translation of Ruling Against Željko Topić, the EPO's Vice-President
 - More Press Coverage From the Danish Media About EPO Abuses and Protest at Danish Consulate
 - Benoît Battistelli and Jesper Kongstad Continue to Blame Everything on SUEPO
 - Catarina Holtz From the EPO Boards of Appeal Explains Bad Behaviour of the Management With Regards to EPC 2000
 - The EPO's Paid Propaganda Campaign in the Media
 - Media Coverage of Demonstration Against Jesper Kongstad of the Administrative Council (EPO)
 - Text of Ruling/Decision Against Željko Topić (Regarding Audi as a Bribe)
 - An Estimated 1,000 EPO Employees-Strong Legion Engulfs Danish Consulate to Protest Jesper Kongstad's (of Administrative Council) Protection of Benoît Battistelli
 - Breaking: EPO Vice-President Željko Topić Loses Defamation Case in Croatia
 - As Battistelli Breaks the Rules and Topić Silences Staff, New European Parliament Petition for Tackling the EPO’s Abuses is Needed
 - The Collapse of European Patent Office Management Culminates With Resignations
 - Vesna Stilin Renews Her Fight for Justice in Željko Topić Case (EPO VP)
 - Failure of the EPO Can Derail the Trojan Horse of Software Patents and Patent Trolls
 - Battistelli's Latest Propaganda War Tries to Convince EPO Staff That Željko Topić's Many Criminal Charges Don't Exist
 - Translations of Member of the European Parliament Complaining About European Patent Office (EPO)
 - Dutch MEP Dennis De Jong, Criticising Battistelli and Topić, Calls for Action Against EPO Management
 - EPO Misdirections Debunked: Refuting Battistelli’s Nonsense and Bogeyman Theory
 - The EPO Connection Now a Liability as Administrative Council Has Become a Laughing Stock, Jesper Kongstad to be Targeted by EPO Staff Protests
 - Investigation Unit a Complete Farce Inside the EPO
 - Just in: Fresh Call From Croatia to Arrest EPO Vice-President Željko Topić
 - EPO Under Fire From European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
 - Intellectual Property Judges’ Association (IPJA) Speaks Out Against EPO Tyrant Battistelli
 
- EPO Imploding: Battistelli Throws a Fit at EPO’s Investigation Unit
 - EPO and UPC in Europe Now the Hope of Patent Maximalists, China Too is Assimilating
 - EPO Scandal: Benoît Battistelli's Arrogance Recognised by European Delegations
 - EPO Staff Protests Today and Protested Last Week, Targeting Corruption in the Institution
 - Exclusive: The Enlarged Board of Appeal Complains About Battistelli’s Corrupt Management to the Administrative Council
 - Protests Against EPO Corruption Approach 1,000 in Attendance
 - Rolling of Heads Likely Imminent at EPO
 - Dreaming of a Just Christmas: When a Third of EPO Walks Out to Revolt and European Judges Attack the EPO Over Abuses
 - EPO Corruption: Battistelli Augments His ‘Loyals’ Circle With Frederic Angermann and Charm Offensive in Patent Lawyers’ Sites
 - EPO Breaking News: The European Parliament Dismisses Complaint About EPO Abuses
 - EPO Staff Protests to Continue in the New Year, Techrights to Release New Material
 
- The Case of Rikard Frgacic Versus the Croatian SIPO: Allegation of Corruption in Relation to Trademark Reassignment Under Željko Topić’s Watch: Part XVI
 - Corruption at the Croatian State Intellectual Property Office Which Željko Topić Came From: Part XV
 - The EPO Shaken by Croatian Revelations: Part XIV
 - The EPO’s Vice-President Željko Topić and the Case of Ivan Kabalin: Part XIII
 - France Gets Involved in Battistelli's Abuses in the EPO - Part XII
 - Vesna Stilin’s Remarks on Željko Topić: Part XI
 - Special Report: Many Criminal Charges Against EPO Vice-President Željko Topić
 - How the EPO’s Executive Branch (Battistelli and Topić) Banned Scrutiny and Created Authoritarian Model of Control: Part X
 - How to Complain About the EPO to National Delegations in Europe: Part IX
 - The EPO Is More Corrupt Under Battistelli Than Under Alison Brimelow: Part VIII
 - The EPO’s Public Relations Disaster Amid Distrust From Within (and EPO Communications Chief Leaves): Part VII
 - The EPO’s Protection Triangle of Battistelli, Kongstad, and Topić: Part VI
 - Benoît Battistelli’s Balkan Standards in EPO: Part V
 - European Patent Office Disorganisation: Problems With the Audit Mechanisms – Part IV
 - European Patent Office/Organisation – Suspicion of Improper Collusion Between EPO President and Chairman of the Administrative Council: Part III
 - Željko Topić, Benoît Battistelli, and the European Patent Office (EPO): Part II
 - Suspicion of High-Level Corruption at the European Patent Office (EPO): Part I
 
There is a lot more to come, so stay tune (or keep subscribed). 
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