Summary: The European Patent Office (EPO) has just come under fire from the political establishment in Germany

TECHRIGHTS published 5 articles about the EPO yesterday (surely an all-time high), including two articles about keyloggers that the EPO is using. SUEPO's public site heralds right now that "EPO hits the news in Germany" because of the "Spy scandal".

Süddeutsche has just published another article (it wrote about the EPO several times before). "Bavarian Data Protection Supervisor calls for external oversight at the EPO," wrote Wikinaut about the article, citing Süddeutsche (again) with today's big article.

The EPO's management is being very naughty with this tactless last resort to blackhat surveillance methods. Comments in IP Kat focus on who was aware/involved and ultimately who is accountable. When will the German police get involved? It's clear who the criminal is; it's clear whose favour the courts ruled in; it's clear who's not obeying the law.

A translation of the Süddeutsche article would be very much appreciated, if any of our German-speaking readers are able to provide it (e.g. post it in the comments below). ⬆