Updates on Koch v EPO, Anette Koch's Case Which the EPO Would Rather Nobody Heard About

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2019-08-29 17:47:23 UTC
Modified: 2019-08-29 17:47:23 UTC

Summary: An interesting appeal at ILO unearthed to expose a profoundly dysfunctional ILO 'tribunal' and an unbelievably cruel EPO that 'burns' its own staff and then disclaims liability

Dr. Anette Koch, a former staff representative at the European Patent Office (EPO), was mentioned here a few times over the years. She was ruthlessly and mercilessly fired for her disability, which had likely been caused by her job at the EPO. So much for caring about one's employees, eh? Battistelli and António Campinos probably prefer for her to just disappear because her case opens all sorts of jars full of worms, implicating many top officials of the EPO.

Two days ago her Twitter account became active again. Here's what she has said since the last time we mentioned her case, in chronological order (oldest first):

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1034745067456679936

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1034756949357805568

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1039533668606377984

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1039892222903242753

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1047442438393122817

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1136310788505948160

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1136311917461614599

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1136312296312057858

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1136318129209008130

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1136318286507982849

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1166286468605722625

We might sooner or later have more to say about the subject, as we study this case closely. ⬆

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Updates on Koch v EPO, Anette Koch's Case Which the EPO Would Rather Nobody Heard About

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