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schestowitz[TR2]<li><h5><a href="http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/sufficiency-at-priority-date-study.html?showComment=1761834527117#c3434603467349034799">Amazing thought provoking article. So I assume tha...</a></h5><blockquote>Amazing thought provoking article. So I assume that in the case of a 54(3) earlier filed situation, the loss of priority as described in this decision means that disclosure of the dosage without disclosure of supportingNov 02 05:27
schestowitz[TR2] data is not novelty destroying in an earlier filed patent monopoly case citable under 54(3). But what happens when a prior art journal article discloses the dosage, but gives no data? That</blockquote></li> Nov 02 05:27
schestowitz[TR2]<li><h5><a href="http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/patentees-own-post-published-data.html?showComment=1761651464832#c5390744010539042424">Dear Rose, thank you. If I understand correctly, y...</a></h5><blockquote>Dear Rose, thank you. If I understand correctly, your interpretation is that for a therapeutic invention to be &quot;credible&quot; evidence/ proof has to be provided, which - at least from my perspective - seems to be iNov 02 05:27
schestowitz[TR2]n line with G 2/21. I initially interpreted &quot;credible&quot; being a lower bar to meet compared to evidence/ proof, which - for therapeutic inventions/ effects - would not</blockquote></li> Nov 02 05:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Sufficiency at the priority date: A study protocol is not "the same" as a therapeutic effect invention (T0883/23) - The IPKatNov 02 05:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Patentee's own post-published data undermines the credibility of their broad cat antibody patent (T 0709/23) - The IPKatNov 02 05:28
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schestowitz[TR2]"INTERNATIONALE GEWERKSCHAFT IM EUROPÄISCHEN PATENTAMTNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]STAFF UNION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICENov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]UNION SYNDICALE DE L'OFFICE EUROPEEN DES BREVETSNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]Ortssektion Den Haag Local section The Hague Section locale La HayeNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]Staff Union of the European Patent Office (SUEPO)Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]De Bruyn Kopsstraat 15 hague@suepo.orgNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]2288 EC Rijswijk (ZH) The Netherlands https://hague.suepo.orgNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]31 October 2025Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]su25015hpNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]Minutes SUEPO TH AGM 2025Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]9 October 2025, 17:00 – 20:00Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]De Bruyn Kopstraat 15, 2282 EC RijswijkNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]AGM opens at 17:05Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Local Bureau Den Haag (LBDH) committee members present:Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]DD, FC, IB, LMK, PC, RMTNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] LBDH deputy members present: AB, ILNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Members present having the right to vote: 22Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Valid proxies: 4 proxiesNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Moderator: IBNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Minutes: ABNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]1. Approval of the agenda:Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] No additional points proposed by the audience.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Decision: Agenda is unanimously adopted with no additional points.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]2. Approval of the minutes of the AGM 2024 (7 October 2024)Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Discussion and approval.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Decision: The minutes are approved with one abstention.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]3. Presentation of the Chair & Activity Report 2024 (IB)Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Questions from the audience on:Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Membership demographics and finances: outreach to pensioners for in-Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]creased pensioner membership. Colleagues are invited to inform SUEPONov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]and stay affiliated upon retirement;Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Criteria for supporting cases could evolve;Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] AGM supports remaining affiliated to USF;Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Recruitment actions ongoing;Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] All SUEPO members are invited to help increase the visibility of the Union,Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]and to contact the committee (hague@suepo.org) with ideas, initiatives andNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]offers of helpNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]4. Presentation of the Financial Reports 2024 (LMK, RMT)Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Presentation by the Treasurer of the finances of 2024. The Financial ReportNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]has been distributed to SUEPO members via email.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] The treasurer noted that social dialogue remains largely driven by legal dis-Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]putes, which continues to generate significant costs.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]2Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Questions from the audience concerned IT expenses: continuous IT costs toNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]be expected for maintenance, security and upgrades.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]5. Presentation of the Auditors Reports 2024Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] The Auditors Report has been distributed to SUEPO members via email.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Auditors gave a positive opinion on the finances for 2024.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Chair thanks the two auditors, Jakob Mauritz and Vincent Franche.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]6. Acceptance of the Accounts 2024Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Decision: The accounts for 2024 are accepted unanimously.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]7. Proposed amendment to the election rulesNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] RR, as a member of the electoral committee 2024 explained the reasons forNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]the proposed amendment,Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Decision: The amendment is accepted with one abstention with an additionalNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]change in Article I.4 f) “distribute a the notice of elections...”Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]8. For informationNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] The Committee does not recommend to change the statutes and the numberNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]of full members. The audience endorses this recommendation.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] The 2026 membership fees are set as follows: indexation according to theNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]SAP results effective from January 2025 of all membership fees (as decidedNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]during the AGM of November 2023), i.e. increase of 2.4%:Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] for active employees = 2,7% of monthly basic salary, first step of the mem-Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]ber’s grade in the 2025 salary scales,Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Pensioners fees: €59,Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] First year membership for free during the first 3 years of employment,Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Young Professionals get the same flat rate as pensioners.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]The AGM endorses the membership fees.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]9. Discharging of the CommitteeNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] The Committee was discharged.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Decision: The Committee is unanimously discharged.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]10. Election of the Auditors for the 2025 accountsNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Dirk Dobbelaere, Jakob Mauritz and Vincent Franche volunteer to becomeNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]auditorsNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Other volunteers? No more volunteers.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Election: all volunteers electedNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]11. Election of the Electoral CommitteeNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Volunteers: Paloma Sevillano, Roberto Righetti, Ansgar Wansing, GeraldNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]Rutsch.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2] Election: elected unanimously: PS, RR, AW & GR.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]AGM closes at 18:10."Nov 02 12:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-hague.suepo.org | Staff Union of the European Patent Office (EPO) - SUEPO The HagueNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]"Dear Members,Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]On Monday, November 3, at 8:00 a.m., you will receive an email from BigPulse with a secure link to vote in the SUEPO elections. Use this link to cast your vote electronically, as paper voting is no longer available.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]Voting Period:Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]    Opens: Monday, November 3, 8:00 a.m.Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]    Closes: Thursday, November 6, 12:00 middayNov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]Seven Committee seats are up for election. If you don’t receive the email by noon on Monday, check your spam folder or contact us at "Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]"Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]Enclosed are the minutes of the Annual General Meeting of SUEPO The Hague, held on 9 October 2025 at the SUEPO-TH headquarters, De Bruyn Kopsstraat 15, 2288 EC Rijswijk."Nov 02 12:27
schestowitz[TR2]" Upcoming General Assembly: timeline, election rules and election committee"Nov 02 12:28
schestowitz[TR2]"Dear colleagues,Nov 02 12:28
schestowitz[TR2]New staff committee elections will take place in 2026, as the current mandate ends on 30 June 2026.Nov 02 12:28
schestowitz[TR2]To prepare the elections, staff must organize a General Assembly by the end of 2025 to adopt the election rules and appoint an election committee."Nov 02 12:28
schestowitz[TR2]Staff Committee Elections 2026Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]in The HagueNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]Dear colleagues,Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]In 2026, new elections will be held for your staff representatives across all sites.Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]The mandate of the current representatives ends on 30 June 2026, and the newNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]committee will take office on 1 July 2026.Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]In order to organise these elections, staff needs to adopt the election rules, andNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]appoint an election committee who will be running the elections. This needs toNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]happen at the latest 6 months before the end of term of the current team, i.e. beforeNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]the end of 2025 (Art 35(5)(d) ServRegs).Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]The present mandate marked a turning point in the way staff representation isNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]constituted: following ILOAT judgment 4482, the EPO reversed some of the changesNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]brought to the ServRegs by Mr Battistelli, and returned to the former practice wherebyNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]staff itself determines the way its representatives get elected and constituteNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]themselves. Early 2023, staff, gathered in a General Assembly, adopted a set ofNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]election rules to this effect.Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]Although the election committee made some suggestions and recommendations inNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]their report, these were not towards the election rules as adopted in 2023. HavingNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]reviewed these election rules, we propose to keep them unamended.Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]However, staff is invited to provide reasoned proposals for amendments to theseNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]rules, which the staff will then decide upon during an upcoming General AssemblyNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2](GA). Any such proposal is welcome at dhstcom@epo.org, until WednesdayNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]12 November, noon.Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]Also during the upcoming GA, an election committee of 5-9 staff members (whoNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]cannot be candidates to the election) needs to be established. Any member of staffNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]wishing to participate in the organisation of these elections is welcome to step forward:Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]please announce your candidature per email at dhstcom@epo.org, until WednesdayNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]19 November, noon. For information, in 2023, the electoral committee receivedNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]20 days time budget.Nov 02 12:29
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schestowitz[TR2]TimelineNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]- Wednesday 12 November, noon:Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]Deadline for submission of reasoned proposals for amendments to theNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]election rules, via email to dhstcom@epo.org;Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]- Wednesday 19 November, noonNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]Deadline for candidates for the election committee to step forward, via email toNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]dhstcom@epo.org (if there would be insufficient candidates, the LSCTH willNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]prolong this period);Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]- Friday 21 NovemberNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]Publication of the agenda of the GA with:Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]• a list of candidates for the election committee;Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]• any proposed amendmentsNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2](where appropriate, the LSCTH may formulate their opinion on suchNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]proposed amendments);Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]• a proposed final text (pending possible amendments) for the 2026Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]election rules.Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]- Thursday 4 DecemberNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]General Assembly (online, specific meeting invitation will follow)Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]The elections of your staff representatives are an important marker, and we hope toNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]see a large participation through these elections as a sign of support for a strongNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]mandate of your representatives.Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]Kind regards,Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]Your local staff committee The HagueNov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]"Nov 02 12:29
schestowitz[TR2]<li><h5><a href="https://www.debugpoint.com/upgrade-fedora-43-from-fedora-42/">Upgrade to Fedora 43 from Fedora 42 Workstation (GUI and CLI)</a></h5><blockquote><p>Here&#8217;s are the quick steps on how you can upgrade to the Fedora 43 version. Fedora 43 is officially available for download and the upgrade channels are now available. This release brings the latest and greatest GNOME 49 desktop for workstation editions, refinementsNov 02 12:46
schestowitz[TR2] to KDE Plasma desktop and more updates. </blockquote></li> Nov 02 12:46
schestowitz[TR2]           Nov 02 12:46
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.debugpoint.com | Upgrade to Fedora 43 from Fedora 42 Workstation (GUI and CLI)Nov 02 12:46
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schestowitz[TR2]    <li>Nov 02 15:12
schestowitz[TR2]                            <h5><a href="https://thenewstack.io/best-linux-distros-for-development/">Best Linux Distros for Development</a></h5>Nov 02 15:12
schestowitz[TR2]                            <blockquote>Nov 02 15:12
schestowitz[TR2]                                <p>I’ve whittled the list down to five different distributions. I’ll confess that my go-to distribution is on this list, but I can assure you that I would still recommend it, even if I hadn’t been using it for a decade. </p>Nov 02 15:12
schestowitz[TR2]                                <p> Keep in mind that just about any Linux distribution can be turned into a development machine. Install the right toolchains, add your favorite language and IDE, mix in a container runtime engine and you’re off and running. </p>Nov 02 15:12
schestowitz[TR2]                            </blockquote>Nov 02 15:12
schestowitz[TR2]                        </li>Nov 02 15:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-thenewstack.io | Best Linux Distros for Development - The New StackNov 02 15:12
schestowitz[TR2]<li><h5><a href="https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/10/twig-223/">This Week in GNOME: #223 Spooky Updates</a></h5><blockquote><p>Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from October 24 to October 31.<!--more--></p>Nov 02 15:33
schestowitz[TR2]<p>I have merged PAM support to oo7-daemon making it a drop-in replacement for gnome-keyring-daemon. After building and installing both the daemon &#x26; PAM module using Meson, you have to enable the PAM module like explained in <a href="https://github.com/bilelmoussaoui/oo7/tree/main/pam#1-copy-the-pam-module">https://github.com/bilelmoussaoui/oo7/tree/main/pam#1-copy-the-pam-module</a> to make auto-login works. A key difference Nov 02 15:33
schestowitz[TR2]with gnome-keyring-daemon is that oo7-daemon uses the V1 (used by libsecret when the app is sandboxed) of the keyring file format instead of V0. The main difference between both is that v0 encrypts the whole keyring and v1 encrypts individual items.</p>Nov 02 15:33
schestowitz[TR2] Nov 02 15:33
schestowitz[TR2]</blockquote></li>Nov 02 15:33
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-thisweek.gnome.org | #223 Spooky UpdatesNov 02 15:33
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-oo7/pam at main · bilelmoussaoui/oo7 · GitHubNov 02 15:33
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-oo7/pam at main · bilelmoussaoui/oo7 · GitHubNov 02 15:33
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schestowitz[TR2]https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Rumours_of_IBM_Layoffs_Apparently_Confirmed_Yesterday_IBM_Canad.shtmlNov 02 18:29
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — Rumours of IBM Layoffs Apparently Confirmed Yesterday, IBM Canada Consulting Impacted (as Rumoured)Nov 02 18:29
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k8kzxz6mNov 02 18:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k8kzxz6m )Nov 02 18:30
schestowitz[TR2]"No it was not us. Most hiring for decades required a college degree. You were hired for your potential and attitude and skills and track record and work ethic etc. You were not hired because you are non white, young, outside the US etc. Most new sales are RCG recent college grads. Come in band 6 while band 8 9 10s are PIP'd out. Most know nothing about IBM other than happy to have job. I have seen ALOT of comp sci, data scientistsNov 02 18:30
schestowitz[TR2] etc come in and go to GSS global sales school for 6 weeks and be told they are the smartest people on the planet and be given a laptop and a quota and told to begin cold calling a list of 200 accounts. They leave IBM after 9-18 months. They get none of the great mentoring we got. Zero. Many were working at Ulta 3 months ago. Or Poli Sci majors. IBM now has 2-3 times as many employees in India as the US because IBM loves chasing ofNov 02 18:30
schestowitz[TR2]fshore cheap labor thinking they can save their way to prosperity. IBM no longer has IT support. No longer has HR. What they do have are a bunch of horrific home grown chat bots built on watsonx that work as well as a flashlight with no batteries."Nov 02 18:30
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