02.18.15
Posted in Europe, Patents at 6:13 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: An overview of articles about mischief, misconduct and breach of laws at the EPO
HALF A YEAR ago we began investigating the rot at the EPO’s management, whose time has come to leave. Here are the articles we have published about it:
- Željko Peratović Slammed for Whitewashing Željko Topić After Publishing Important Piece on Behalf of Key Sources
- Benoît Battistelli Has Made Oversight of European Patent Office Absolutely Impossible
- English Translation of Süddeutsche Zeitung Article About Benoît Battistelli, Željko Topić, and EPO Tyranny
- Amid EPO Scandals, Call to Dissolve the EPO and Start All Over Again (With New Management and New Direction)
- FFII and the American IP Law Association Comment on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Envisioned by EPO
- English Translation of Article About Protest at Danish Consulate Over EPO Abuses
- EPO Staff to March to British Consulate to Protest Against the Administrative Council (AC)
- The EPO’s Digital War (Censorship) Against Staff Web Site
- Cyberattacks on SUEPO Server Raise More Questions
- The European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) is Again Protesting Against EPO as More Crackdowns by EPO Management Reveal Depth of Abuse
- English Translation of Ruling Against Željko Topić (EPO VP) in Croatian Court
- German Translation of Ruling Against Željko Topić, the EPO’s Vice-President
- More Press Coverage From the Danish Media About EPO Abuses and Protest at Danish Consulate
- Benoît Battistelli and Jesper Kongstad Continue to Blame Everything on SUEPO
- Catarina Holtz From the EPO Boards of Appeal Explains Bad Behaviour of the Management With Regards to EPC 2000
- The EPO’s Paid Propaganda Campaign in the Media
- Media Coverage of Demonstration Against Jesper Kongstad of the Administrative Council (EPO)
- Text of Ruling/Decision Against Željko Topić (Regarding Audi as a Bribe)
- An Estimated 1,000 EPO Employees-Strong Legion Engulfs Danish Consulate to Protest Jesper Kongstad’s (of Administrative Council) Protection of Benoît Battistelli
- Breaking: EPO Vice-President Željko Topić Loses Defamation Case in Croatia
- As Battistelli Breaks the Rules and Topić Silences Staff, New European Parliament Petition for Tackling the EPO’s Abuses is Needed
- The Collapse of European Patent Office Management Culminates With Resignations
- Vesna Stilin Renews Her Fight for Justice in Željko Topić Case (EPO VP)
- Failure of the EPO Can Derail the Trojan Horse of Software Patents and Patent Trolls
- Battistelli’s Latest Propaganda War Tries to Convince EPO Staff That Željko Topić’s Many Criminal Charges Don’t Exist
- Translations of Member of the European Parliament Complaining About European Patent Office (EPO)
- Dutch MEP Dennis De Jong, Criticising Battistelli and Topić, Calls for Action Against EPO Management
- EPO Misdirections Debunked: Refuting Battistelli’s Nonsense and Bogeyman Theory
- The EPO Connection Now a Liability as Administrative Council Has Become a Laughing Stock, Jesper Kongstad to be Targeted by EPO Staff Protests
- Investigation Unit a Complete Farce Inside the EPO
- Just in: Fresh Call From Croatia to Arrest EPO Vice-President Željko Topić
- EPO Under Fire From European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
- Intellectual Property Judges’ Association (IPJA) Speaks Out Against EPO Tyrant Battistelli
- 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
- 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
There is a lot more to come, so stay tune (or keep subscribed). █
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