EPO 2008-2014 Archive
From Techrights
- Latest EPO articles
- EPO 2018 Archive
- EPO 2017 Archive
- EPO 2016 Archive
- EPO 2015 Archive
- EPO 2008-2014 Archive
| Scope | Repression | Labour | Above the law | Credibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software (abstract) patents | Institutional abuse | Staff deaths/suicides | Ignoring court orders or due process | Budgetary issues |
| Patents on life | Censorship/Gagging | Crushing protests | Crushing oversight or other branches | Reputation issues (EU) |
| Patent maximalism/UPC | DDOS | Union-busting | Character assassination/Defamation | Favouritism/Nepotism |
| Patent trolls | Legal bullying | Abolishing workers' rights | Propaganda/Misinformation/Paying the media | Conflict of interest/Dubious connections |
| Systemic synthesis | Illegal surveillance | State within a state | Alleged bribery | Organisational crisis |
Contents |
2014
- 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
Special report on EPO
- 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
2013
- The EPO Has Gone Rogue, Disregards the Law
- With Unitary Patent Scheme, EPO Pushes Hard for Software Patenting (More Leech Income)
2012
- EPO Decides to Listen to Anti-Patents Stance, USPTO Censors It
- Google Helps EPO Manage Monopolies, Unitary Patent Aided
- EPO Advisory Board Likes Patents
2011
- EPO and Other Lawyers-dominated Circles Push for Software Patenting
- Cablegate: USPTO, JPO, and EPO Prepare a Global Patent System
- EPO More Popular/Responsive Than the USPTO
- EU Patent Failing to Materialise, But EPO and Politicians Begin to Overstep Their Line of Authority to Intervene
- EPO Thinks More Patent Business (Filings) is a Good Thing, US Commerce Secretary Realises it is Not
2010
- US Patent Colonisation: EPO Promotes Machine Translation, New Zealand Still Resistant
- “EPO Still Operating in a Vacuum”
- USPTO Wants Feedback About Post-Bilski Guidelines, EPO Might Let Monsanto Patent Life
- Lessons to the UK-IPO and EPO, Courtesy of USPTO Failure
- Backlash Against The European Patent Office (EPO), The Extended Board of Appeal (EBoA), and Trolls-Friendly Patent Systems
- BSA Blames Lack of Patents for Europe Being ‘Behind’, EPO Loses €2 Million in Kaupthing Bankruptcy
- Patents Roundup: USPTO Grants Patents on Hotdogs and Harbours Pyramid Schemes, EPO in Transition, and Apple Turns Nasty
2009
- What on Earth is the EPO Doing?
- The EPO Does Not Work for European Citizens
- EPO in State of Turmoil, Patents Kill
- EPO and the Swiss Department of Justice Want to Make Some Free Software a Crime
- Goodbye, Alison Brimelow (EPO President)
- Is the EPO Selling Out to Microsoft?
- Patents Roundup: Microsoft, CSIRO, Patent Hawk, and “Corrupt, Malicious” EPO
- European Patent Office Continues March for Software Patents
2008
- Alison Brimelow (EPO) Criticised for Referral to Enlarged Board of Appeal
- Patent Problems: Google Unresolved, Bilski Resolved, EPO to be Resolved?
- The EPO Crisis and Microsoft’s Patent Trolls
- Patents Roundup: EPO Patent Numbers Decrease; Bilski Revisited
- Software Patents Roundup: EPO, USPTO and Acacia
