Raw: International Labour Organisation on Incredible (and Unsuitable/Inadequate) Promotions at the European Patent Office
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2017-12-30 18:09:13 UTC
- Modified: 2017-12-30 18:09:13 UTC
Applicable also to the controversial promotion of Ãâ°lodie Bergot, spouse of Battistelli's longtime confidant (Gilles Requena), from A2 to a A5 post. Her husband, Requena, leaped from A3 to A5.
Original/full:
114th Session of the ILOAT [PDF]
Summary: Comments on Judgment No. 3191 (via), which deals with promotions at the European Patent Office (EPO) based on the whims of the EPO's President rather than a suitable vetting process
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