EUIPO
There is 'cross-pollination' (or overlap) between EPO and EUIPO as well as various other issues we've covered in the articles below. The EUIPO was run by António Campinos (now EPO President) and is now run by Christian Archambeau, who came from the EPO.
04.02.16 EUIPO and the Shady Relation to the EPO
04.03.16 EUIPO y sus Sospechosa Relación con la EPO
04.05.16 Christian Archambeau on the Verge of EUIPO and EPO, Making the Two Less Distinguishable
04.19.16 The ‘Great Conspiracy’ of Patent Lawyers, Lobbyists and Large Corporations for UPC and for Software Patents
05.16.16 UPC an Attack Not Only on the European Public But Also on Staff of the EPO
05.18.16 ES: La UPC un Ataque No Sólo Contra el Público Europeo Pero También Contra los Empleados de la EPO
05.24.16 Links 24/5/2016: CRYENGINE Source Code is Out on GitHub, Jono Bacon Leaves GitHub
05.29.16 Battistelli’s ‘Special Relationship’ With Portugal and the ‘Inventor of the Year’ Charade
06.07.16 Time to Call Out Joff Wild (IAM’s Editor in Chief) for His EPO-Connected UPC Propaganda, Other Agenda-Pushing Initiatives
07.04.16 Image of Battistelli’s EPO Tarnished in the UK and Elsewhere as Battistelli Warms up to Cuba, Colombia, and Panama
07.09.16 ES: La Imagen de la EPO de Battistelli Manchada en el Reino Unido y en Todo Lugar Mientras Battistelli Encanta a Cuba, Colombia, y Panama
07.14.16 Deathwatch of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPC)
09.11.16 The Collapse of the European Patent Office Under Battistelli Has Already Begun
09.21.16 Links 21/9/2016: Lenovo Helps Microsoft Block GNU/Linux Installations
10.09.16 Addendum II: FJORDBLINK MEDICAL ApS – Further Information and a Mystery
10.12.16 Links 12/10/2016: Ansible Galaxy is Free Software, FreeBSD 11 Released
10.13.16 EPO Administrative Council Meeting Turning Point – Part I: Protest at The Hague and the Huge Things at Stake
10.19.16 Worrisome Connections Between EPO VP2 Alberto Casado Cerviño and Patricia García-Escudero Márquez
10.19.16 Addendum: EPO’s Alberto Casado Cerviño, WIPO’s Francis Gurry, and EUIPO’s Archambeau
10.24.16 Battistelli Plans to Expand the Social ‘Study’ (Then ‘Conference’) Propaganda Until Next Month, Under the ‘Workshop’ Umbrella
10.24.16 EPO and EUIPO Join Hands to Release Propaganda (for European Media to Parrot) Some Time Tomorrow
10.25.16 Puff Pieces of the EPO-IPO (EPO+EUIPO) Have Begun to Appear Amid New Evidence of Brain Drain, Lowered Standards
10.25.16 No Promising Future For the EPO Under Battistelli (If Any Future At All)
10.26.16 Budget and Finance Committee of the Administrative Council (EPO) Confirms Exile of the Boards of Appeal
10.27.16 ‘Balkan Express’ Teaser: EPO’s Željko Topić, Kuterovac, Campinos, Gurry, Battistelli and the DKPTO (Kongstad)
10.28.16 Advice to Journalists: Stop Repeating Propaganda of the EPO, a Serial Liar With a Track Record
10.29.16 The Former Chief Economist of the EPO Warns That Battistelli’s Implicit Policy of Lowering Patent Quality (for Quantity) Will Bring Patent Trolls to Europe
11.02.16 Patent Maximalism is Destroying the European Patent Office (Just a Paperwork Assembly Line), Exile of Boards Ensures No Turnaround
11.05.16 Dismissal of Laurent Prunier Worse Than It Seems as Battistelli Almost ‘Pulls a Hardon’ by Taking Away Pension Rights Too
11.15.16 Violations of Human Rights at the EPO in the Name of Fraud Prevention
11.22.16 Crisis at the EPO Deepens as Dutch Parliament Dives in, European Parliament Snubbed by EPO Management, and Battistelli Relies on ‘High Corruption’ States
11.26.16 The Sad State of German Anti-Corruption Authorities and Investigative Journalism, as Demonstrated by the EPO
12.01.16 Dutch and French Politicians Complain About the European Patent Office, British Media Coverage Regular Now
12.11.16 The EPO Sent Its Second ‘Monster’ to Croatia to Lobby for the Unitary Patent (UPC), Did Not Mention Anything About It
12.15.16 Links 15/12/2016: Qt Creator 4.2, Kubernetes 1.5
12.16.16 Links 16/12/2016: New Linux Mint Releases
02.08.17 Immunity of the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union Causes Outrage in Spanish Media
03.24.17 Bernhard Rapkay, Former MEP and Rapporteur on Unitary Patent, Shoots Down UPC Hopes While UPC Hopefuls Recognise That Spain Isn’t Interested Either
04.29.17 Battistelli is Busy Securing the Vote of Countries Whose Support and Tickets Are Easy to ‘Buy’
05.22.17 Speculations About Battistelli’s End of Term, Campinos at EUIPO, and Failed UPC Ambitions
07.05.17 Suspicion That Antonio Campinos Will Apply for Benoît Battistelli’s Job to Succeed Him
07.08.17 If Antonio Campinos (EUIPO) Takes Over the EPO With Alberto Casado Cerviño (Former OHIM/EUIPO) in Charge of Patent Granting, Subversive Loyalty to Battistelli Will Remain
07.27.17 Value of European Patents (EPs) is Diminishing, EPs Get Invalidated, and EPO Insiders Bemoan the Management’s Lies About Patent Quality
07.30.17 Microsoft’s (Patent) War on GNU/Linux Continues, But It’s Disguised Using Intermediaries
08.01.17 90% of WIPR Readers Give Up Hope on Unitary Patent (UPC) in the UK, But Team UPC Keeps Lying About It
08.03.17 Antonio Campinos in Charge of the EPO Would Mean Greater EUIPO/EPO Overlap
08.07.17 The Very Political Background of António Campinos, Allegedly a Forefront Candidate to Lead the European Patent Office Next Year
10.10.17 Battistelli’s Choice (Campinos) Confirmed as New EPO President
10.10.17 Early Reports Suggest That Battistelli’s Policies Will Remain at the EPO (in the Form of Campinos)
10.11.17 Musical Chairs as Battistelli’s ‘Chinchilla’ García-Escudero Márquez Could Reportedly Take António Campinos’ Place
10.12.17 The Hogwash Begins: Patent Microcosm’s Media Pretends Campinos is Anything But Battistelli’s French Succession Plan
10.17.17 Rumours That António Campinos Initially Had No Competition at All (for Battistelli’s Succession) Are Confirmed
10.19.17 SUEPO to the Media, Regarding Campinos: “No Comment, It’s Too Dangerous”
10.19.17 Juve Has Confirmed That António Campinos is French
10.20.17 Battistelli’s Destruction of the EPO is Bad for Everyone, Even Patent Attorneys
10.22.17 The Darker Past of the Next President of the EPO – Part IV: Links Between CGD (Former Employer of António Campinos) and the INPI
10.22.17 The Darker Past of the Next President of the EPO – Part IV: Links Between CGD (Former Employer of António Campinos) and the INPI
10.28.17 Fresh Allegations That the Belgian EPO Delegation is Compromised or in Cahoots With Benoît Battistelli
11.02.17 The Screws Tighten on Benoît Battistelli as His Departure is Just Two Seasons Away, Media Still Largely Complicit
11.09.17 Patent Office of the Netherlands Expresses Uncertainty About UPC, Voices Concern About Benoît Battistelli’s Attack on Staff
06.12.18 Battistelli’s EPO is Outdoing North Korea When It Comes to Propaganda and Abuses Against Staff
06.27.18 Links 27/6/2018: Supercomputers All GNU/Linux, Kubernetes 1.11, Plasma 5.13.2
06.29.18 Links 29/6/2018: Python 3.7.0, Google as Linux Foundation Platinum Member
06.30.18 Links 30/6/2018: Linux 4.16 EoL, Gentoo Crack, Linux Mint Release
07.06.18 German Media Compares Team Battistelli at the EPO to the Mafia
07.09.18 Links 9/7/2018: Linux 4.18 RC4, Red Hat’s APAC Push
07.09.18 Actions — Not Mere Words — Are Needed to Improve Patent Quality and Climate at the European Patent Office
07.13.18 Constitutionality and CJEU as Barriers, the UPC Agreement (UPCA) is Already Moot in the United Kingdom
07.14.18 ‘Transaction’ Complete: Former EPO Executive From Belgium Takes the Seat of António Campinos at EU-IPO
07.17.18 Time for the European Commission to Investigate EPO Corruption Because It May be Partly or Indirectly Connected to EU-IPO, an EU Agency
07.17.18 The European Council Needs to Check Battistelli’s Back Room Deals/Back Door/Backchannel With Respect to Christian Archambeau
07.22.18 ‘Efficiency’ in Action: António Campinos is Sending Jobs Abroad, Then Gagging Critics
07.24.18 Under António Campinos the EPO’s Appeal Boards, Including the Enlarged Board of Appeal, Still Lack Independence
07.26.18 António Campinos, Four Weeks on the Job, Still in Defiance/Violation of ILO Rulings, Still Engaging in PR and Face-Saving Distraction Instead
07.26.18 Links 26/7/2018: Update of DTrace on Linux and Reasons for Migrating to Linux
07.31.18 SUEPO Seems to be Disappointed by António Campinos as His First Month in Office Comes to an End
08.23.18 Links 23/8/2018: Mesa 18.2 RC4 Released, Bodhi Linux 5.0.0 Released
09.01.18 Coming to Grips With the Fact That EPO Layoffs Are Already in Effect
09.04.18 Links 4/9/2018: Wine-Staging 3.15 and NetBSD 7.2
09.05.18 EPO Has “Far Too High Production Targets” Which “Deteriorates the Quality of Products Delivered”
09.11.18 Fresh Rumours of Further Accelerated Layoffs at the European Patent Office (EPO)
09.16.18 Links 16/9/2018: Windows Plays ‘Nice’ Again, Elisa Music Player 0.3 Beta and Latte Dock 0.8.1
09.18.18 The EPO Has Quit Pretending That It Cares About Patent Quality, All It Cares About is Quantity of Lawsuits
10.01.18 The European Council Fulfills Corrupt Battistelli’s Alleged Promise, Making Christian Archambeau Head of EUIPO
10.02.18 Nellie Simon Expected to Join the ‘Club Med’ of Battistelli and Campinos
10.04.18 Submissive, Bribed and EPO-Connected Media Organisations Help Perpetuate Corruption by Failing or Refusing to Cover It
10.11.18 Friend Brings a Friend, Boss Becomes Subordinate: the EPO Under António Campinos is Starting to Look a Lot Like Team Battistelli 2.0
10.13.18 EPO Insider/Märpel Says President Campinos Already Acts Like Battistelli
10.23.18 Links 23/10/2018: Mesa 18.3 Planned, RISC OS Adopts Apache Licence, Mozilla Firefox 63.0 Available
10.25.18 António Campinos Just a Quieter Version of Battistelli
11.04.18 Links 4/11/2018: Linux 4.20 RC1, DXVK 0.91, 4MLinux 26.2, FreeBSD 12.0 Beta 3
11.14.18 Allegations That António Campinos ‘Bought’ His Presidency and is Still Paying for it
11.20.18 Links 19/11/2018: Linux 4.20 RC3, New Fedora ISO, GNU OrgaDoc 1.0
12.05.18 The Patent Litigation Bubble is Imploding in the US While the UPC Dies in Europe
01.03.19 The EPO is So Backwards That the Boss Has Just Become Subservient to the Subject of Oversight
01.18.19 Links 18/1/2019: Mesa 18.3.2, Rust 1.32.0
01.19.19 The UPC is Dead. But Bristows is Now Fully Engaged in Necrophilia.
01.22.19 Links 22/1/2019: Kodachi 5.8, LibreOffice 6.2 Finished
01.29.19 Links 29/1/2019: VirtualBox 6.0.4, New Firefox, KMyMoney 5.0.3, Flatpak 1.2
02.05.19 Links 5/2/2019: Wine 4.1, Nanonote 1.1.0, openSUSE Board Elections
02.09.19 Links 9/2/2019: Linux 4.4.174 and GTK+ No More (Now Just GTK)
03.06.19 Power and Corruption: How European Patent Office Nepotism and Despotism Open Doors
03.14.19 Links 14/3/2019: GNOME 3.32 and Mesa 19.0.0 Released
03.29.19 Tall Tales From the Land of EPOnia: Indications of High-Level Club Med/EUIPO “Entryism”
04.02.19 Links 2/4/2019: Fedora 30 Beta, Django 2.2 Released
04.14.19 Links 14/4/2019: Blender 2.80 Release Plan and Ducktype 1.0
04.17.19 Links 17/4/2019: Qt 5.12.3 Released, Ola Bini Arrested (Political Stunts)
04.22.19 António Campinos Would Not Refer to the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal If He Did Not Control the Outcomes
04.27.19 The ‘Technical Effect’ of Attacking the Independence of Judges at the Boards of Appeal and Ignoring/Breaking the Law
05.02.19 Links 2/5/2019: GNU Guix Reaches 1.0, Airship 1.0, Rook 1.0 and Oracle Linux 8 Beta
05.03.19 Links 3/5/2019: Sparky 4.10, FuguIta 6.5, GCC 9.1
05.14.19 Links 14/5/2019: GNU/Linux in Kerala, DXVK 1.2, KDE Frameworks 5.58.0 Released