European Patent Office's (EPO) Strikes "at a Scale not Seen Since Battistelli", European Patent Grants Down by Over 25% in Past 3 Months
Earlier today: 2026 is a Year of Strikes at the European Patent Office (EPO) | Only 1.5% Oppose the European Patent Office's (EPO) Strikes and Other Industrial Actions Until 2027
The European Patent Office's European (not outsourced by offshoring) staff wants change. The corrupt cabal that has not only tarnished the reputation of the institution but has severely harmed Europe and has destroyed the lives of many of the EPO's staff needs to be ousted and replaced. The EPO needs a complete reboot.
The following are slides presented 9 days ago in preparation for the second half of this year.
The slides around the middle present some key statistics in infographic form.
The actions are effective.
There is overwhelming support for these actions and, as we showed a few days ago, about half of those who voted want actions to intensify even further. █