tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post925005538955303632..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Breaking News from the EPO - SUEPO officials fired, downgradedVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1921059571654110542017-12-11T10:53:48.105+00:002017-12-11T10:53:48.105+00:00Having read a lot of the comments posted, my only ...Having read a lot of the comments posted, my only conclusion is this blog has a very biased viewpoint.<br />From personal experience and direct dealings with some of the members of Suepo, I found them to be very heavy handed and always quick to attack Management instead of trying to mediate and resolve disputes in a civil manner.<br />Ion Brumme, does not have 5 children, he has two large houses and also has a wife who works for the Patent office. Therefore, in contradiction to the propaganda, they are not the victims everyone has portrayed them to be. In fact in the case of Ion Brumme , he is very deserving of the punishment. Having been on the receiving end of his constant direct bullying, I can confirm more people than will declare it openly agree the management in the EPO were well within their rights to punish certain members to the extent they have.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-34079678251754785052016-01-30T15:47:54.685+00:002016-01-30T15:47:54.685+00:00The Url for the nieuwsuur 28.01.2016 22:00 EPO rep...The Url for the nieuwsuur 28.01.2016 22:00 EPO report is https://twitter.com/Nieuwsuur/status/693050296927330305 (7min 13 seconds).<br /><br />The mere stream url (HD version!) is<br /><br />"http://amp.twimg.com/prod/multibr_v_1/video/2016/01/29/11/0d47f27a-6c08-4b42-bf35-a1dcfea6d72c-libx264-main-2028k.mp4?RrPg7Oo6%2Fq0XoTMWFJQcp8mcJHibp1kxuDshIRpqzks%3D"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-69731477836639298252016-01-30T10:51:58.364+00:002016-01-30T10:51:58.364+00:00
NRC of today
http://www.nrc.nl/handelsblad/2016/...<br />NRC of today<br /><br />http://www.nrc.nl/handelsblad/2016/01/30/wat-als-het-octrooibureau-martelt-1586149<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-15704922710879042912016-01-28T22:27:26.813+00:002016-01-28T22:27:26.813+00:00The NPO 2 22:00 TV download url is:
"http:/...The NPO 2 22:00 TV download url is: <br /><br />"http://download.omroep.nl/nos/content/mp4/web01/2016/01/28/12343/mp4_web01_backup.mp4" (169 MB)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-13418555175226680532016-01-28T17:11:59.235+00:002016-01-28T17:11:59.235+00:00Tonight Nieuwsuur NPO 2 at 2200 cet (Dutch tv equi...Tonight Nieuwsuur NPO 2 at 2200 cet (Dutch tv equivalent of BBC) - Also online at nos.nl Includes interview with VP1 and suepo lawyer about the problems (or not...).old man of eponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-77649450655688836572016-01-28T15:59:05.733+00:002016-01-28T15:59:05.733+00:00The URL for the national Dutch TV article given ab...The URL for the national Dutch TV article given above is defective.<br /><br />This <a href="http://nos.nl/artikel/2083295-protest-tegen-intimidatie-bij-europees-octrooibureau.html>one</a> should work better.Bzzzzt wrongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-68235945142229872892016-01-28T15:36:18.872+00:002016-01-28T15:36:18.872+00:00The link in Goof's post only takes me to the U...The link in Goof's post only takes me to the US home page, which has no obvious link to the German letter of protest. Typing in the address in my browser gets the same result. Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-31561253737340748202016-01-28T13:10:53.913+00:002016-01-28T13:10:53.913+00:00@ Free Press
Your link doesn't work due to a ...@ Free Press<br /><br />Your link doesn't work due to a missing "/"<br /><br />This should work:<br /><a href="http://nos.nl/artikel/2083295-protest-tegen-intimidatie-bij-europees-octrooibureau.html" rel="nofollow">NOS report</a> Linked-Innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-60357118828937968942016-01-28T12:47:20.255+00:002016-01-28T12:47:20.255+00:00Goofy, 12:16 - that link does not work. Can you p...Goofy, 12:16 - that link does not work. Can you post the text of the letter?slartibartfastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-27819151067798655382016-01-28T12:22:16.250+00:002016-01-28T12:22:16.250+00:00Dutch television reports about the "Protest a...<br /><i>Dutch television reports about the "Protest against the intimidations at the Eutopean Patent Office":</i><br /><br />the correct link is here:<br /><br />http://nos.nl/artikel/2083295-protest-tegen-intimidatie-bij-europees-octrooibureau.htmlFree press without mistakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-22325547017183940372016-01-28T12:16:13.467+00:002016-01-28T12:16:13.467+00:00Letter of protest in German from the "embitte...Letter of protest in German from the "embittered patent examiners of the EPO" to the Union Syndicale Federale:<br /><br />http://www.unionsyndicale.eu/index.php/en/us-federale/publications-usf/doc_download/584-patentpruefer-munichGoofynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-55168064984191214352016-01-28T11:00:45.178+00:002016-01-28T11:00:45.178+00:00Dutch television reports about the "Protest a...Dutch television reports about the "Protest against the intimidations at the Eutopean Patent Office":<br /><br /><a href="http://nos.nl/artikel222083295-protest-tegen-intimidatie-bij-europees-octrooibureau.html" rel="nofollow">Protest tegen 'intimidatie' bij Europees Octrooibureau</a>Free Pressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-26078248562025375542016-01-28T06:39:46.876+00:002016-01-28T06:39:46.876+00:00A disgraceful way to ensure that an accused cannot...<i>A disgraceful way to ensure that an accused cannot summon any defence. How can a civilised society bear the scourge of secret trials?</i><br /><br />There would be no need for these secret trials if the malefactors would simply acknowledge the error of their ways and make a public confession of their wrong-doings !Torquemadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-16908806073061438362016-01-28T05:45:33.978+00:002016-01-28T05:45:33.978+00:00@Pseudononymouse: What would that achieve besides ...@Pseudononymouse: What would that achieve besides Oral Proceedings in absence of a party?<br />Our president would find that advantageous for faster processing of the files...<br />-a mofiosi by presidential decissionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-83631596766626634642016-01-27T14:55:20.283+00:002016-01-27T14:55:20.283+00:00Under German Law, or UK or French law etc, should ...Under German Law, or UK or French law etc, should an employer (I am think patent attorney firms) send their employees into a building, if they know that (local or EU) health and safety law does not apply, or is not applied, inside that building? <br /><br />What is the liability on the employer for doing so? <br /><br />If the employee agrees to go into the building, and has been warned by his employer that if he enters the building, health and safety law does not apply, does that absolve the employer of the responsibility?<br /><br />If the employer does NOT warn the employee, what is the employers liability?<br /><br />Employers of patent attorneys would you send your employees into such a building?<br />Employees (patent attorneys) would you enter such a building?<br /><br />PseudononymouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-27330865773753849972016-01-26T21:21:36.528+00:002016-01-26T21:21:36.528+00:00Scharfmacher,
And presumably the two Hague staff r...Scharfmacher,<br />And presumably the two Hague staff representatives are being investigated or disciplined since the reference to them being forbidden to talk about something corresponds to Hardons crime where she was accused and found guilty of revealing that she was being investigated.<br />A disgraceful way to ensure that an accused cannot summon any defence. How can a civilised society bear the scourge of secret trials?Oslocatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-53718241638904955572016-01-26T21:01:03.420+00:002016-01-26T21:01:03.420+00:00Upcoming Bye-Bye speech says…
“I’m sorry, but I ...Upcoming Bye-Bye speech says… <br /><br />“I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.” (CC - The Great Dict… Speech-)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-91418070980888978972016-01-26T19:24:38.647+00:002016-01-26T19:24:38.647+00:00Actions continue at the European Patent Office: ne...Actions continue at the European Patent Office: next demonstration on 28 January 2016<br /><br />The next demonstration will take place on Thursday 28 January in the Hague. The demonstrators will march peacefully from the French Embassy (at 12:00 on the Carnegieplein) to the German Embassy.<br /><br />on www.suepo.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-12952531880326154452016-01-26T19:07:21.367+00:002016-01-26T19:07:21.367+00:00Now it is time again to inform Pierre-Yves Le Borg...<i>Now it is time again to inform Pierre-Yves Le Borgn`a and Philip Cordery about this latest news from The Hague.</i><br /><br />There is only so much they can do.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the next AC is in March - until then, Battistelli has all the time to get rid of the staff representatives in the Hague.<br /><br />Nobody can stop him.<br /><br />So depressednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-77024054629240626562016-01-26T18:36:32.587+00:002016-01-26T18:36:32.587+00:00Now it is time again to inform Pierre-Yves Le Borg...<br /><i>Now it is time again to inform Pierre-Yves Le Borgn`a and Philip Cordery about this latest news from The Hague.</i><br />http://techrights.org/2016/01/26/epo-union-busting-the-hague/Scharfmachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-53835061746444536962016-01-26T18:14:31.703+00:002016-01-26T18:14:31.703+00:00Now it is time again to inform Pierre-Yves Le Borg...Now it is time again to inform Pierre-Yves Le Borgn`a and Philip Cordery about this latest news from The Hague.Kilroy was herenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-78208339199753517462016-01-26T12:03:20.695+00:002016-01-26T12:03:20.695+00:00An interesting point in IPKat´s recent article on ...An interesting point in IPKat´s recent article on the INGRES conference on developments in European IP law 2015<br />"Ursula Kinkeldey, as a former permanent member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal at the EPO no longer subject to the EPO's president's disciplinary powers, addressed the referral G1/15 concerning partial priorities, but not without first expressing her concerns over the "tumultous" (quote/unquote) staff relations at the EPO. Sticking to facts, let's just recap that as of 1 January 2016, 7 (25%) Technical Boards were without president, 14 (13%) of technically qualified member positions were vacant and 7 (21%) of legally qualified member positions were vacant. One board in the field of electrical engineering had only two technically qualified members, and the situation is expected to get worse in 2016. The firing of two SUEPO members last week led to a wave of solidarity namely for Ion Brumme, who is hard hit by the loss of income for his family. The plan to move the Boards of Appeal to Vienna, on the other hand, seems to be shelved."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-47461278841201531012016-01-26T10:29:35.877+00:002016-01-26T10:29:35.877+00:00To those querying the view of the British voter in...To those querying the view of the British voter in a the forthcoming EU Referendum, I think you need to perform a reality check. Even if someone raised the topic, the arcane world of IP is not going to interest the vast majority of voters. Compare:<br /><br />EPO management's unfair treatment of staff <br /><br />with<br /><br />'Bally foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs'<br /><br />'Bally foreigners telling us what to do'<br /><br />'Bally foreigners coming over here for our benefits and NHS'<br /><br />'Hard working British taxpayers paying for lazy Frenchmen to sit around doing nothing all day'<br /><br />and so on. <br /><br />IP, and in particular the EPO, is not going to being to register.<br /><br />Oh and there have been a couple of mentions of labour relations at the EPO in Private Eye (a fortnightly satirical/news magazine for those not familiar with the British press). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-45718159306753620822016-01-25T19:52:22.255+00:002016-01-25T19:52:22.255+00:00To further Anon of 16:45: How do the British feel ...To further <a href="http://ipkitten.blogspot.mx/2016/01/breaking-news-from-epo-suepo-officials.html?showComment=1453740330281#c4799541322928786189" rel="nofollow">Anon of 16:45</a>: How do the British feel that a EU referendum is coming, but the government is making an exit more difficult by signing the UPC?<br /><br />But the media is rather silent everywhere. Süddeutsche has exchanged the reporter covering the EPO, and the new lady seems to be under pressure to produce articles, and seems to have less time for investigation.<br /><br />But like a friend said: how can we generate public interest when we cannot even catch the interest of our users, more specifically, the representatives?<br />He said that when there still have been strikes.<br /><br />- one of that radical minority/one of those EPO examinersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-52752776645856406222016-01-25T17:46:54.492+00:002016-01-25T17:46:54.492+00:00Interesting news...
"French MP Philip Corder...Interesting news...<br /><br />"French MP Philip Cordery (Deputy for French Citizens of Benelux) issued a post (dated 9 January 2016) in which he indicates that he has sent a letter (dated 14 December 2015) to Guy Rider, Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Translations are available in English, German and Dutch."<br /><br />http://suepo.org/public/ex16005cpe.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com