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Elodie Bergot is a controversial head of HR at the EPO, best known or most notorious for an appointment in spite of lack of qualifications (except spousal nepotism).

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11.20.15 EPO: It’s Like a Family Business – Part III

EPO: It’s Like a Family Business – Part III

03.09.16 Team Battistelli’s Bergot Reacts to Strike Action

Team Battistelli’s Bergot Reacts to Strike Action

07.04.16 Team Battistelli Parties Like It’s Still 2010 (Pre-Battistelli Governance), Fails to Acknowledge Demise of EPO as Popular Employer and Instead Lies to Staff

Team Battistelli Parties Like It’s Still 2010 (Pre-Battistelli Governance), Fails to Acknowledge Demise of EPO as Popular Employer and Instead Lies to Staff

09.05.16 The EPO’s Assistant/Secretary for Bergot (Nepotism Supreme) Demonstrates a Race to the Bottom With Temporary Appointments, Operation ‘Clean House’

The EPO’s Assistant/Secretary for Bergot (Nepotism Supreme) Demonstrates a Race to the Bottom With Temporary Appointments, Operation ‘Clean House’

12.26.16 Crisis Inside the EPO as Elodie Bergot, Unqualified for Her Job, Fails to Maintain Staffing

Crisis Inside the EPO as Elodie Bergot, Unqualified for Her Job, Fails to Maintain Staffing

12.31.17 Raw: Battistelli, Topić and Bergot Are Stonewalling Until Staff Representatives Speak to EPO Staff

Raw: Battistelli, Topić and Bergot Are Stonewalling Until Staff Representatives Speak to EPO Staff

03.01.18 Élodie Bergot Threatens Staff Representatives Who Spread Information About the EPO

Élodie Bergot Threatens Staff Representatives Who Spread Information About the EPO

03.02.18 Élodie Bergot Meets Barbra Streisand: Here is the Letter the EPO’s Bergot is Trying Really Hard to Hide/Censor

Élodie Bergot Meets Barbra Streisand: Here is the Letter the EPO’s Bergot is Trying Really Hard to Hide/Censor

11.24.18 EPO’s Head of Human Resources Elodie Bergot “Condemned for Harassment in France When She Worked for the Caisse Assurance Retraites”

EPO’s Head of Human Resources Elodie Bergot “Condemned for Harassment in France When She Worked for the Caisse Assurance Retraites”

02.17.19 How Many/Most EPO Examiners View ‘President’ António Campinos

How Many/Most EPO Examiners View ‘President’ António Campinos

12.08.15 Legal Analysis Reveals That EPO Principal Director for Human Resources (Bergot) Resorts to “Gross Violation of Due Process”

Legal Analysis Reveals That EPO Principal Director for Human Resources (Bergot) Resorts to “Gross Violation of Due Process”

11.13.16 Call for Disciplinary Procedures and Dismissal of Mr Battistelli, Mr Topić and Ms Bergot at the EPO

Call for Disciplinary Procedures and Dismissal of Mr Battistelli, Mr Topić and Ms Bergot at the EPO

11.14.16 Elodie Bergot’s Double Standards: Can Flagrantly Defame EPO Staff Representatives on the Intranet (Union-Shaming), But Cannot Publish Facts

Elodie Bergot’s Double Standards: Can Flagrantly Defame EPO Staff Representatives on the Intranet (Union-Shaming), But Cannot Publish Facts

06.21.17 EPO’s Elodie Bergot Calls Staff Suicide Just ‘Passing Away’, Pretends to Care

EPO’s Elodie Bergot Calls Staff Suicide Just ‘Passing Away’, Pretends to Care

11.15.17 Benoît Battistelli and Elodie Bergot Have Just Ensured That EPO Will Get Even More Corrupt

Benoît Battistelli and Elodie Bergot Have Just Ensured That EPO Will Get Even More Corrupt

11.16.17 The Staff Union of the EPO (SUEPO) is Rightly Upset If Not Shocked at What Battistelli and Bergot Are Doing to the Office

The Staff Union of the EPO (SUEPO) is Rightly Upset If Not Shocked at What Battistelli and Bergot Are Doing to the Office

11.25.17 Raw: The EPO’s Elodie Bergot Suppressed Staff Representation While Cracking Down on Staff’s Rights

Raw: The EPO’s Elodie Bergot Suppressed Staff Representation While Cracking Down on Staff’s Rights

12.25.17 Raw: Battistelli’s Circle (Topić and Bergot) Undermines Justice at the European Patent Office

Raw: Battistelli’s Circle (Topić and Bergot) Undermines Justice at the European Patent Office

12.28.17 Raw: Bergot and Topić Sent Threats to Hundreds of EPO Staff as Far Back as Half a Decade Ago

Raw: Bergot and Topić Sent Threats to Hundreds of EPO Staff as Far Back as Half a Decade Ago

01.06.18 Élodie Bergot’s HR Roadmap Explained by EPO Staff Representatives

Élodie Bergot’s HR Roadmap Explained by EPO Staff Representatives

03.08.18 Benoît Battistelli and Confidants Like Bergot Want to Make a Lot of EPO Staff Redundant Without the Staff Ever Noticing

Benoît Battistelli and Confidants Like Bergot Want to Make a Lot of EPO Staff Redundant Without the Staff Ever Noticing

06.18.15 French Newspaper Les Echos Censors Criticism of Benoît Battistelli and the EPO (Updated)

French Newspaper Les Echos Censors Criticism of Benoît Battistelli and the EPO (Updated)

06.26.15 The EPO’s Circus of Nepotism, Corporatism and Gross Abuse is Promoting the Unitary Patent

The EPO’s Circus of Nepotism, Corporatism and Gross Abuse is Promoting the Unitary Patent

09.22.15 The European Patent Office’s Autocracy Has Proven the Streisand Effect, Amplifying Its Opposition’s Messages

The European Patent Office’s Autocracy Has Proven the Streisand Effect, Amplifying Its Opposition’s Messages

09.25.15 Süddeutsche Zeitung Explains Imminent Federal Scrutiny Against Battistelli’s EPO in Germany

Süddeutsche Zeitung Explains Imminent Federal Scrutiny Against Battistelli’s EPO in Germany

10.04.15 Article Explains Why SUEPO Went Silent Well Over a Week Ago: Nobody is Allowed to Talk to Journalists Without Permission From Battistelli

Article Explains Why SUEPO Went Silent Well Over a Week Ago: Nobody is Allowed to Talk to Journalists Without Permission From Battistelli

10.12.15 Benoît Battistelli’s Group of ‘Loyals’ Crushes Not Only the Independent Boards But Also ‘Unwanted’ Directorates-General

Benoît Battistelli’s Group of ‘Loyals’ Crushes Not Only the Independent Boards But Also ‘Unwanted’ Directorates-General

10.19.15 Benoît Battistelli et al in an Allegedly New Campaign of Defamation Against Staff Member

Benoît Battistelli et al in an Allegedly New Campaign of Defamation Against Staff Member

10.20.15 German Broadcaster on European Patent Office (EPO) Preferential Treatment for Microsoft and Others

German Broadcaster on European Patent Office (EPO) Preferential Treatment for Microsoft and Others

10.24.15 SUEPO Reiterates Call for Independent Mediation and “Doubts That There Can Ever be Social Peace With Mr Battistelli as President”

SUEPO Reiterates Call for Independent Mediation and “Doubts That There Can Ever be Social Peace With Mr Battistelli as President”

10.26.15 The Deteriorating Working Conditions at the EPO Show Reluctance to Make Talented Staff (or Ill Staff) Happy

The Deteriorating Working Conditions at the EPO Show Reluctance to Make Talented Staff (or Ill Staff) Happy

11.16.15 EPO: It’s Like a Family Business – Part I

EPO: It’s Like a Family Business – Part I

11.18.15 EPO: It’s Like a Family Business – Part II

EPO: It’s Like a Family Business – Part II

11.21.15 German Media Reveals That Out-of-Control EPO Management is Even Threatening and Abusing Lawyers Now

German Media Reveals That Out-of-Control EPO Management is Even Threatening and Abusing Lawyers Now

11.21.15 EPO: It’s Like a Family Business – Part IV

EPO: It’s Like a Family Business – Part IV

11.30.15 The Spanish EPO Scandal – Part I

The Spanish EPO Scandal – Part I

11.30.15 Željko Topić Tries to Do to EPO Staff What He Did in Croatia, Now Crushes Staff Assembly in The Hague

Željko Topić Tries to Do to EPO Staff What He Did in Croatia, Now Crushes Staff Assembly in The Hague

12.01.15 The Spanish EPO Scandal – Part II

The Spanish EPO Scandal – Part II

12.01.15 EPO Staff Representatives Highlight to Pierre-Yves Le Borgn’ How Battistelli Deceived Him

EPO Staff Representatives Highlight to Pierre-Yves Le Borgn’ How Battistelli Deceived Him

12.06.15 The Tail That Wags the Dog: How an EPO President Virtually Controls the Administrative Council (AC)

The Tail That Wags the Dog: How an EPO President Virtually Controls the Administrative Council (AC)

12.06.15 Staff Union of the EPO Responds to Benoît Battistelli’s Alleged Defamation of Staff Representatives

Staff Union of the EPO Responds to Benoît Battistelli’s Alleged Defamation of Staff Representatives

12.08.15 EPO’s Team Battistelli is Promoting Only the Oppressors

EPO’s Team Battistelli is Promoting Only the Oppressors

12.10.15 The EPO’s Double Standard on Confidentiality

The EPO’s Double Standard on Confidentiality

12.17.15 EPO Union Responds to Željko Topić and Raimund Lutz’s Attempt to Intimidate Staff That Joins Unions

EPO Union Responds to Željko Topić and Raimund Lutz’s Attempt to Intimidate Staff That Joins Unions

12.19.15 Watch Out for ‘Divide and Rule’ Tactics From the Control Risks- and FTI Consulting-Steered EPO

Watch Out for ‘Divide and Rule’ Tactics From the Control Risks- and FTI Consulting-Steered EPO

01.04.16 Shedding Light on the Secretive Mock Trial of Elizabeth Hardon and Others (EPO Union Busting)

Shedding Light on the Secretive Mock Trial of Elizabeth Hardon and Others (EPO Union Busting)

01.15.16 How the EPO Prevented Scapegoats (‘Defendants’) in Its Mock ‘Trials’ From Actually Presenting a Defense

How the EPO Prevented Scapegoats (‘Defendants’) in Its Mock ‘Trials’ From Actually Presenting a Defense

01.16.16 The Witch-hunt Against Elizabeth Hardon Leads Back to Battistelli

The Witch-hunt Against Elizabeth Hardon Leads Back to Battistelli

01.16.16 Summarising the Latest Attacks by the European Patent Office (EPO) on European Society, With Complicity of Corporate Media

Summarising the Latest Attacks by the European Patent Office (EPO) on European Society, With Complicity of Corporate Media

01.17.16 ¿Cómo la OEP Evitó Que Sus Chivos Expiatorios (´Acusados´) Presentes sus Defensas en los ¨Juicios¨ Contra Ellos

¿Cómo la OEP Evitó Que Sus Chivos Expiatorios (´Acusados´) Presentes sus Defensas en los ¨Juicios¨ Contra Ellos

01.19.16 Tomorrow’s EPO Protest to Target Union-busting Actions Disguised as ‘Social Dialogue’ or ‘Union Recognition’

Tomorrow’s EPO Protest to Target Union-busting Actions Disguised as ‘Social Dialogue’ or ‘Union Recognition’

01.20.16 The Next Phase of Union Busting: Battistelli Now Cutting Salaries of Yet More EPO Staff Representatives

The Next Phase of Union Busting: Battistelli Now Cutting Salaries of Yet More EPO Staff Representatives

01.26.16 The EPO Goes Lobbying Even More Heavily in Brussels, Reveals New Job Advertisement

The EPO Goes Lobbying Even More Heavily in Brussels, Reveals New Job Advertisement

01.26.16 No More Defeatism: Battistelli’s Days at the European Patent Office May be Numbered

No More Defeatism: Battistelli’s Days at the European Patent Office May be Numbered

01.28.16 Independent Dutch Investigation to Commence Into the Working Conditions at the European Patent Office in Rijswijk

Independent Dutch Investigation to Commence Into the Working Conditions at the European Patent Office in Rijswijk

02.07.16 EPO Staff Responds to Team Battistelli’s Expansion to Include French Economic Propagandist on the Payroll

EPO Staff Responds to Team Battistelli’s Expansion to Include French Economic Propagandist on the Payroll

02.18.16 Team Battistelli Tries to Bend the Rules to Prevent the European Patent Office From Going on Strike

Team Battistelli Tries to Bend the Rules to Prevent the European Patent Office From Going on Strike

02.19.16 Rumours Suggest That Battistelli, Already Enjoying Life With a Huge (But Still Secret) Salary, Wants More Than a Decade’s Worth of Salary to Leave

Rumours Suggest That Battistelli, Already Enjoying Life With a Huge (But Still Secret) Salary, Wants More Than a Decade’s Worth of Salary to Leave

02.22.16 New EPO Rumours About Benoît Battistelli’s Potential Role in the Bygmalion Affair

New EPO Rumours About Benoît Battistelli’s Potential Role in the Bygmalion Affair

02.22.16 The European Patent Office’s Head of Recruitment and Talent Management Quits, More People Reportedly Exit Quietly

The European Patent Office’s Head of Recruitment and Talent Management Quits, More People Reportedly Exit Quietly

02.22.16 Call for Information: Separating EPO Rumours From Confirmed Facts

Call for Information: Separating EPO Rumours From Confirmed Facts

02.23.16 New Leak: Battistelli’s Circle, Now Fighting for Survival, Circulates a Letter (and Why Some at the EPO Believe It’s a Form of Blackmail)

New Leak: Battistelli’s Circle, Now Fighting for Survival, Circulates a Letter (and Why Some at the EPO Believe It’s a Form of Blackmail)

02.24.16 Possible Connections Found Between WIPO Misconduct and “a Dozen Serious Criminal Charges” Against EPO’s Željko Topić

Possible Connections Found Between WIPO Misconduct and “a Dozen Serious Criminal Charges” Against EPO’s Željko Topić

02.25.16 Nearly a Thousand EPO Employees Prepared to Go on Strike in Just a Fortnight, Team Battistelli Getting Desperate to Stop That

Nearly a Thousand EPO Employees Prepared to Go on Strike in Just a Fortnight, Team Battistelli Getting Desperate to Stop That

02.25.16 More Fire Power for Team Battistelli With New Promotion of French Lady

More Fire Power for Team Battistelli With New Promotion of French Lady

03.02.16 Team Battistelli Uses FFPE to Give an Illusion of EPO Peace With ‘Unions’ and Justify/Support a Now-Famous Lie

Team Battistelli Uses FFPE to Give an Illusion of EPO Peace With ‘Unions’ and Justify/Support a Now-Famous Lie

03.03.16 EPO Propaganda is Already Sticking in Some Media

EPO Propaganda is Already Sticking in Some Media

03.03.16 EPO Strike Still Planned, More Details to be Published Soon

EPO Strike Still Planned, More Details to be Published Soon

03.03.16 In the EPO’s Official Photo Op, “Only One of the Faces is Actually FFPE-EPO”

In the EPO’s Official Photo Op, “Only One of the Faces is Actually FFPE-EPO”

03.03.16 3/3 is EPO Propaganda Day: Techrights to Respond and Alert the Media About Misinformation

3/3 is EPO Propaganda Day: Techrights to Respond and Alert the Media About Misinformation

03.04.16 3/3 es Día Para Propaganda de la OEP: Techrights Responderá y Alertará Contra las Mentiras delos Medios

3/3 es Día Para Propaganda de la OEP: Techrights Responderá y Alertará Contra las Mentiras delos Medios

03.08.16 Rumoured Successor of Battistelli, Christoph Ernst, Previously Seen as Antagonist of Battistelli But What About UPC?

Rumoured Successor of Battistelli, Christoph Ernst, Previously Seen as Antagonist of Battistelli But What About UPC?

03.09.16 Another EPO Protest Next Week, Strategically Planned to Coincide With the Administrative Council’s Meeting

Another EPO Protest Next Week, Strategically Planned to Coincide With the Administrative Council’s Meeting

03.14.16 EPO Hypocritically Responds to TV Program by Defamation/Mocking of the Dead and Threats to the Media (Truth as Defamation?)

EPO Hypocritically Responds to TV Program by Defamation/Mocking of the Dead and Threats to the Media (Truth as Defamation?)

03.15.16 EPO’s Central Staff Committee Asks Benoît Battistelli to Undo Union-Busting Activities and Obey the Dutch Court’s Judgment

EPO’s Central Staff Committee Asks Benoît Battistelli to Undo Union-Busting Activities and Obey the Dutch Court’s Judgment

03.16.16 EPO’s Comite Central De Empleados Pide A Benoît Battistelli Retractarse en sus Actividades Destructivas Contra el Sindicato y a Obedecer a la Corte Holandesa

EPO’s Comite Central De Empleados Pide A Benoît Battistelli Retractarse en sus Actividades Destructivas Contra el Sindicato y a Obedecer a la Corte Holandesa

03.25.16 “The Decision of the President [Battistelli to Overstep the Recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee is Arbitrary and Shows Bad Faith.”]

“The Decision of the President [Battistelli

04.03.16 EPO Strike in 3.5 Days Effective in All Sites, Lots for EPO Staff to be Angry About

EPO Strike in 3.5 Days Effective in All Sites, Lots for EPO Staff to be Angry About

04.04.16 Battistelli’s Inner Circle is Expanding With More Miraculous EPO Promotions and Allegedly More Bodyguards

Battistelli’s Inner Circle is Expanding With More Miraculous EPO Promotions and Allegedly More Bodyguards

04.05.16 EPO’s Board 28 Scheduled to Have What Looks Like an Emergency Meeting, EPO Management Pretends Staff Strikes and Crisis (Board 28′s Word) Don’t Mean a Thing

EPO’s Board 28 Scheduled to Have What Looks Like an Emergency Meeting, EPO Management Pretends Staff Strikes and Crisis (Board 28′s Word) Don’t Mean a Thing

04.05.16 European Patent Office Insists That Obeying the Law is Not Realistic, UPC Another Example of That

European Patent Office Insists That Obeying the Law is Not Realistic, UPC Another Example of That

04.05.16 El Circulo Intimo de Battistelli se Expande Con Más Milagrosas Promociones y Su Guardia Pretoriana También Se Incrementa

El Circulo Intimo de Battistelli se Expande Con Más Milagrosas Promociones y Su Guardia Pretoriana También Se Incrementa

04.08.16 Why 2,657 EPO Workers Going on Strike is Actually a Lot Less Than Would Strike If It Wasn’t for Obstructions From Team Battistelli

Why 2,657 EPO Workers Going on Strike is Actually a Lot Less Than Would Strike If It Wasn’t for Obstructions From Team Battistelli

04.09.16 El ¿Porqué 2,657 de los trabajadore de la EPO Fueron Actualmente Menos de los Que Hubieran ido a la Huelga Si No Fuese Por las Obstrucciones de los Chacales de Battistelli

El ¿Porqué 2,657 de los trabajadore de la EPO Fueron Actualmente Menos de los Que Hubieran ido a la Huelga Si No Fuese Por las Obstrucciones de los Chacales de Battistelli

05.10.16 EPO an Ill Organisation, Lots to Protest Against Tomorrow

EPO an Ill Organisation, Lots to Protest Against Tomorrow

05.15.16 UPC is Class War (the Rich Fighting Everyone Else), Hence the Increasing Militarisation of the European Patent Office

UPC is Class War (the Rich Fighting Everyone Else), Hence the Increasing Militarisation of the European Patent Office

05.16.16 UPC an Attack Not Only on the European Public But Also on Staff of the EPO

UPC an Attack Not Only on the European Public But Also on Staff of the EPO

05.17.16 [ES La UPC es Guerra de Classes (los Ricos contra Todo el Mundo), He Aqu el Porque de la Militarización de la Oficina Europea de Patentes]

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05.18.16 [ES La UPC un Ataque No Sólo Contra el Público Europeo Pero También Contra los Empleados de la EPO]

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06.14.16 Rights Groups, Media, Developers and Others Are Rising Up Against Patent Trolls, But the Problem is Always Software Patents

Rights Groups, Media, Developers and Others Are Rising Up Against Patent Trolls, But the Problem is Always Software Patents

06.15.16 Battistelli’s European Patent Office Broadens FTI Consulting Contract to Undermine the Media, Wastes Millions of Euros

Battistelli’s European Patent Office Broadens FTI Consulting Contract to Undermine the Media, Wastes Millions of Euros

06.18.16 [ES La Oficina Europea de Patentes de Battistelli Amplia su Contrato con el Nefasto FTI Consulting Para Neutralizar a los Medios, Desperdicia Millones de Euros]

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06.18.16 When the EPO’s PR Team Says About UPC (Unitary Patent) That It Can be Delayed It Means Derailed or Called Off

When the EPO’s PR Team Says About UPC (Unitary Patent) That It Can be Delayed It Means Derailed or Called Off

06.18.16 The Rule of Money and Power, Not the Rule of Law, at the European Patent Office

The Rule of Money and Power, Not the Rule of Law, at the European Patent Office

06.22.16 EPO “Recruitment of Brits is Down by 80%”

EPO “Recruitment of Brits is Down by 80%”

07.04.16 The European Patent Organisation Jokes About Independence on the 4th of July (US Independence Day)

The European Patent Organisation Jokes About Independence on the 4th of July (US Independence Day)

07.05.16 Decline of Patent Quality at the EPO to Further Exacerbate With Latest Crackdown on Appeal Boards

Decline of Patent Quality at the EPO to Further Exacerbate With Latest Crackdown on Appeal Boards

07.28.16 To Understand What Battistelli Has Turned the EPO Into Look at Turkey and China

To Understand What Battistelli Has Turned the EPO Into Look at Turkey and China

08.08.16 EPO’s Vice-President Willy Minnoye Was Rumoured to be Leaving

EPO’s Vice-President Willy Minnoye Was Rumoured to be Leaving

08.08.16 Rumours About Secret EPO Salary of Benoît Battistelli

Rumours About Secret EPO Salary of Benoît Battistelli

08.15.16 Clawing Back the Staff Benefits at the European Patent Office (EPO)

Clawing Back the Staff Benefits at the European Patent Office (EPO)

08.19.16 The Cost/Toll of the ‘New’ EPO and Where All That Money Goes or Comes From

The Cost/Toll of the ‘New’ EPO and Where All That Money Goes or Comes From

09.03.16 Specialists in Public International Law Bemoan Privacy Violations at the European Patent Office

Specialists in Public International Law Bemoan Privacy Violations at the European Patent Office

09.13.16 Battistelli is Killing the EPO, in His Own Words…

Battistelli is Killing the EPO, in His Own Words…

09.20.16 The EPO’s ‘Investigative’ Function is Totally Out of Control and Continues to Get Bigger, Whitewashed by So-called ‘Review’

The EPO’s ‘Investigative’ Function is Totally Out of Control and Continues to Get Bigger, Whitewashed by So-called ‘Review’

09.29.16 Leaked: Conclusions of the Secretive EPO Board 28 Meeting (8th of September 2016)

Leaked: Conclusions of the Secretive EPO Board 28 Meeting (8th of September 2016)

10.10.16 New Letter to the Delegates of the Administrative Council

New Letter to the Delegates of the Administrative Council

10.19.16 Worrisome Connections Between EPO VP2 Alberto Casado Cerviño and Patricia García-Escudero Márquez

Worrisome Connections Between EPO VP2 Alberto Casado Cerviño and Patricia García-Escudero Márquez

11.08.16 EPO Social Workshops on Monday and Tuesday? No, EPO Staff up in Arms!

EPO Social Workshops on Monday and Tuesday? No, EPO Staff up in Arms!

11.10.16 Battistelli Must Go, Says Yet Another French Politician, Arguing He is “Extremely Damaging to the Image of France”

Battistelli Must Go, Says Yet Another French Politician, Arguing He is “Extremely Damaging to the Image of France”

11.23.16 Anonymous EPO Staff: EPO Management’s Moral Compass is Broken

Anonymous EPO Staff: EPO Management’s Moral Compass is Broken

11.26.16 Caught in a Lie Again: EPO Management Just Cannot Stop Lying, Even About People Whom It Gags Using Threats (to Cover Up Battistelli’s Abuses)

Caught in a Lie Again: EPO Management Just Cannot Stop Lying, Even About People Whom It Gags Using Threats (to Cover Up Battistelli’s Abuses)

12.05.16 EPO at a Tipping Point: Battistelli Quarrelling With French Politicians, Administrative Council Urged to Act, Staff Unrest Peaking

EPO at a Tipping Point: Battistelli Quarrelling With French Politicians, Administrative Council Urged to Act, Staff Unrest Peaking

12.08.16 British Media Slams Battistelli for Attempting to Cover Up 2 Years of Juridical Abuses With Help From the Administrative Council of the EPO

British Media Slams Battistelli for Attempting to Cover Up 2 Years of Juridical Abuses With Help From the Administrative Council of the EPO

12.10.16 EPO Protest This Coming Wednesday Strives to Restore the Rule of Law and Freedom of Speech at the Office

EPO Protest This Coming Wednesday Strives to Restore the Rule of Law and Freedom of Speech at the Office

12.11.16 EPO ‘Reform’ Seems to Strive for Echo Chamber Mentality, Elimination of Unions, Crackdown on Experienced (Well-Paid) Employees, and Departure From Patent Quality

EPO ‘Reform’ Seems to Strive for Echo Chamber Mentality, Elimination of Unions, Crackdown on Experienced (Well-Paid) Employees, and Departure From Patent Quality

12.20.16 Leaked: After Vicious Attacks on SUEPO — in Defiance of the Administrative Council’s Demands! — Team Battistelli Pretends to Want Union Recognition

Leaked: After Vicious Attacks on SUEPO — in Defiance of the Administrative Council’s Demands! — Team Battistelli Pretends to Want Union Recognition

12.21.16 With Lucy Neville-Rolfe Out (Confirmed Today!) and Chaos in the EPO’s Management, the UPC’s Prospects Look Worse Than Ever in the UK and Europe as a Whole

With Lucy Neville-Rolfe Out (Confirmed Today!) and Chaos in the EPO’s Management, the UPC’s Prospects Look Worse Than Ever in the UK and Europe as a Whole

12.31.16 Open EPO Letter Bemoans Battistelli’s Antisocial Autocracy Disguised/Camouflaged Under the Misleading Term “Social Democracy”

Open EPO Letter Bemoans Battistelli’s Antisocial Autocracy Disguised/Camouflaged Under the Misleading Term “Social Democracy”

12.31.16 2016: The Year EPO Staff Went on Strike, Possibly “Biggest Ever Strike in the History of the EPO.”

2016: The Year EPO Staff Went on Strike, Possibly “Biggest Ever Strike in the History of the EPO.”

01.01.17 FFPE-EPO is a Zombie (if Not Dead) Yellow Union Whose Only de Facto Purpose Has Been Attacking the EPO’s Staff Union

FFPE-EPO is a Zombie (if Not Dead) Yellow Union Whose Only de Facto Purpose Has Been Attacking the EPO’s Staff Union

01.01.17 No Separation of Powers or Justice at the EPO: Reign of Terror by Battistelli Explained in Letter to the Administrative Council

No Separation of Powers or Justice at the EPO: Reign of Terror by Battistelli Explained in Letter to the Administrative Council

01.02.17 Battistelli’s Idea of ‘Independent’ ‘External’ ‘Social’ ‘Study’ is Something to BUY From Notorious Firm PwC

Battistelli’s Idea of ‘Independent’ ‘External’ ‘Social’ ‘Study’ is Something to BUY From Notorious Firm PwC

01.02.17 Teaser: Corruption Indictments Brought Against Vice-President of the European Patent Office (EPO)

Teaser: Corruption Indictments Brought Against Vice-President of the European Patent Office (EPO)

01.10.17 FFPE-EPO, the EPO Management’s Pet/Yellow Union, Helps Union-Busting (Against SUEPO) in Letter to Notorious Vice-President

FFPE-EPO, the EPO Management’s Pet/Yellow Union, Helps Union-Busting (Against SUEPO) in Letter to Notorious Vice-President

01.12.17 Brexit/Trump Effect: Patent Systems With Institutional Corruption and Nepotism

Brexit/Trump Effect: Patent Systems With Institutional Corruption and Nepotism

01.17.17 EPO Totally Silent for a Month, But Deep Inside There Are Serious Cracks

EPO Totally Silent for a Month, But Deep Inside There Are Serious Cracks

01.24.17 Leaked: Team Battistelli, Exploiting a Controversial Decision From the Netherlands, is Trying to Squash SUEPO

Leaked: Team Battistelli, Exploiting a Controversial Decision From the Netherlands, is Trying to Squash SUEPO

01.31.17 EPO Members of Team Battistelli Promoted to Shield the Liar in Chief

EPO Members of Team Battistelli Promoted to Shield the Liar in Chief

02.08.17 The News the EPO is Distracting From: No Justice for EPO Workers at ILO (Necessitating Immediate Removal of Immunity)

The News the EPO is Distracting From: No Justice for EPO Workers at ILO (Necessitating Immediate Removal of Immunity)

02.12.17 Not Only EPO Staff Are Committing Suicide; the EPO as a Whole is Committing Institutional Suicide

Not Only EPO Staff Are Committing Suicide; the EPO as a Whole is Committing Institutional Suicide

03.03.17 The Sickness of the EPO – Part VI: Firing Handicapped People and Hiring Unskilled, Inexperienced, ‘Cheap’ Staff

The Sickness of the EPO – Part VI: Firing Handicapped People and Hiring Unskilled, Inexperienced, ‘Cheap’ Staff

03.26.17 Yes, Battistelli’s Ban on EPO Strikes (or Severe Limitation Thereof) is a Violation of Human Rights

Yes, Battistelli’s Ban on EPO Strikes (or Severe Limitation Thereof) is a Violation of Human Rights

03.28.17 A “Perfect Recipe for Fraud” at the European Patent Office (EPO)

A “Perfect Recipe for Fraud” at the European Patent Office (EPO)

05.11.17 The Sickness of the EPO – Part IX: Using Confidential Medical Records as a Weapon Against Staff

The Sickness of the EPO – Part IX: Using Confidential Medical Records as a Weapon Against Staff

06.10.17 Benoît Battistelli is Scheming to Further Erode the Rule of Law and Promote More of His Cronies at the EPO

Benoît Battistelli is Scheming to Further Erode the Rule of Law and Promote More of His Cronies at the EPO

06.24.17 Potential Targets of European Patent Office (EPO) Whistleblowing

Potential Targets of European Patent Office (EPO) Whistleblowing

06.26.17 EPO Strikes in All Four EPO Sites for Two Days This Month and Next Month, Under the “Respect Staff” Banner

EPO Strikes in All Four EPO Sites for Two Days This Month and Next Month, Under the “Respect Staff” Banner

06.28.17 EPO Staff Bemoans “Another Reform à la Battistelli That Only Benefits Battistelli”

EPO Staff Bemoans “Another Reform à la Battistelli That Only Benefits Battistelli”

06.29.17 European Patent Office is on Strike Until Tuesday and Insiders Study the New Head of the Organisation

European Patent Office is on Strike Until Tuesday and Insiders Study the New Head of the Organisation

07.06.17 Weeks Later, British Media Writes About British EPO Worker That Committed Suicide and the Administrative Council’s ‘Coverup’

Weeks Later, British Media Writes About British EPO Worker That Committed Suicide and the Administrative Council’s ‘Coverup’

08.17.17 Corruption at the European Patent Office and Systematic Bullying That Leads People to Suicide/Bankruptcy

Corruption at the European Patent Office and Systematic Bullying That Leads People to Suicide/Bankruptcy

08.31.17 EPO Silencers of the Media – Part II: EPO-Funded Vice-President Topić Has Ongoing SLAPP Cases

EPO Silencers of the Media – Part II: EPO-Funded Vice-President Topić Has Ongoing SLAPP Cases

09.01.17 EPO Silencers of the Media – Part III: EPO Vice-President Topić Takes Association of Writers and Journalists to Court

EPO Silencers of the Media – Part III: EPO Vice-President Topić Takes Association of Writers and Journalists to Court

09.02.17 It’s a Family Business: French Succession Plan at EPO After Battistelli’s Departure

It’s a Family Business: French Succession Plan at EPO After Battistelli’s Departure

09.03.17 EPO Silencers of the Media – Part IV: Response to SLAPP Tactics From EPO Vice-President Željko Topić

EPO Silencers of the Media – Part IV: Response to SLAPP Tactics From EPO Vice-President Željko Topić

09.10.17 The EPO Has Become a Stasi and Newly-Recruited Staff Are Its Informants

The EPO Has Become a Stasi and Newly-Recruited Staff Are Its Informants

09.29.17 EPO Staff Representatives Help Prevent Seventh Suicide Under Benoît Battistelli

EPO Staff Representatives Help Prevent Seventh Suicide Under Benoît Battistelli

10.09.17 EPO Protest at 12:30 in Munich and Why EPO Staff Should Attend

EPO Protest at 12:30 in Munich and Why EPO Staff Should Attend

10.17.17 Rumours That António Campinos Initially Had No Competition at All (for Battistelli’s Succession) Are Confirmed

Rumours That António Campinos Initially Had No Competition at All (for Battistelli’s Succession) Are Confirmed

10.21.17 Anonymous Professionals Speak of Benoît Battistelli’s Destruction of the EPO, But Why Does the Media Turn a Blind Eye?

Anonymous Professionals Speak of Benoît Battistelli’s Destruction of the EPO, But Why Does the Media Turn a Blind Eye?

10.22.17 Speaking of “Social Democracy” While Suffering Extreme Democratic Deficiency

Speaking of “Social Democracy” While Suffering Extreme Democratic Deficiency

10.23.17 In the European Patent Office, One Gets Rewarded for Mentally Torturing (‘Interrogating’) Staff

In the European Patent Office, One Gets Rewarded for Mentally Torturing (‘Interrogating’) Staff

10.28.17 Fresh Allegations That the Belgian EPO Delegation is Compromised or in Cahoots With Benoît Battistelli

Fresh Allegations That the Belgian EPO Delegation is Compromised or in Cahoots With Benoît Battistelli

11.17.17 EPO ‘Business’ From the United States Has Nosedived and UPC is on Its Death Throes

EPO ‘Business’ From the United States Has Nosedived and UPC is on Its Death Throes

11.20.17 Team Battistelli’s Attacks on the EPO Boards of Appeal Predate the Illegal Sanctions Against a Judge

Team Battistelli’s Attacks on the EPO Boards of Appeal Predate the Illegal Sanctions Against a Judge

11.28.17 Pressure is Growing for Christoph Ernst to Stop Destruction of Career System Ahead of Arrival of Campinos as EPO President

Pressure is Growing for Christoph Ernst to Stop Destruction of Career System Ahead of Arrival of Campinos as EPO President

12.03.17 How CEIPI in Strasbourg is Allegedly Facilitating Another Battistelli ‘Scam’ Surrounding the Unitary Patent (UPC)

How CEIPI in Strasbourg is Allegedly Facilitating Another Battistelli ‘Scam’ Surrounding the Unitary Patent (UPC)

12.23.17 Patent Quality Nosedives at EPO, Say Insiders Whose Permanent Contract is About to be Terminated in 8 Days to Increase Pressure to Grant Patents Sparingly

Patent Quality Nosedives at EPO, Say Insiders Whose Permanent Contract is About to be Terminated in 8 Days to Increase Pressure to Grant Patents Sparingly

12.23.17 “Change of Attitude and Behaviour Needed,” Say Anonymous EPO Workers About the Management and Administrative Council

“Change of Attitude and Behaviour Needed,” Say Anonymous EPO Workers About the Management and Administrative Council

12.28.17 Raw: Lies Inside the EPO Gazette

Raw: Lies Inside the EPO Gazette

12.29.17 Raw: École nationale d’administration (ENA) and the EPO, Where Being French Means Climbing to the Top and Dominating Recruitment/Entryism

Raw: École nationale d’administration (ENA) and the EPO, Where Being French Means Climbing to the Top and Dominating Recruitment/Entryism

12.30.17 Raw: International Labour Organisation on Incredible (and Unsuitable/Inadequate) Promotions at the European Patent Office

Raw: International Labour Organisation on Incredible (and Unsuitable/Inadequate) Promotions at the European Patent Office

01.03.18 Job Applicants at the EPO Disappointed, Reference Made in Interview to Slavery

Job Applicants at the EPO Disappointed, Reference Made in Interview to Slavery

01.06.18 President Battistelli Has Acted Like a King Since His Early Days at the EPO

President Battistelli Has Acted Like a King Since His Early Days at the EPO

01.27.18 Another Blow for the Unitary Patent (UPC) as More Delays Are Confirmed, Court Won’t Rule on Constitutional Issues Any Time Soon

Another Blow for the Unitary Patent (UPC) as More Delays Are Confirmed, Court Won’t Rule on Constitutional Issues Any Time Soon

02.21.18 EPO’s Board 28 Spikes Article 53 in CA/3/18, Apparently After Battistelli Withdrew It

EPO’s Board 28 Spikes Article 53 in CA/3/18, Apparently After Battistelli Withdrew It

03.06.18 Dr. Thorsten Bausch: Quality of European Patents Going Down, “Likely Caused by the Current EPO Policy Focusing too Much on ‘Production’.”

Dr. Thorsten Bausch: Quality of European Patents Going Down, “Likely Caused by the Current EPO Policy Focusing too Much on ‘Production’.”

03.13.18 Willy Minnoye (EPO) Threatened Staff With Disabilities Said to Have Been Caused by the EPO Work Pressures

Willy Minnoye (EPO) Threatened Staff With Disabilities Said to Have Been Caused by the EPO Work Pressures

03.14.18 The EPO Under Battistelli Has Become Like China Under Xi and CPC

The EPO Under Battistelli Has Become Like China Under Xi and CPC

03.27.18 The Administrative Council of the EPO Continues to Reaffirm Complicity in Battistelli’s Abuses

The Administrative Council of the EPO Continues to Reaffirm Complicity in Battistelli’s Abuses

04.17.18 The European Patent Office (EPO) Grants Patents in Error, Insiders Are Complaining That It’s the Management’s Fault

The European Patent Office (EPO) Grants Patents in Error, Insiders Are Complaining That It’s the Management’s Fault

05.07.18 News From the Frontline: EPO Continues Unabated on Its Destructive Path

News From the Frontline: EPO Continues Unabated on Its Destructive Path

05.14.18 Reader’s Post: The Last Delusion of Benoît Battistelli Before His Departure on June 30th

Reader’s Post: The Last Delusion of Benoît Battistelli Before His Departure on June 30th

05.16.18 The EPO’s ‘Inventor Award’ Scam: Part III

The EPO’s ‘Inventor Award’ Scam: Part III

05.29.18 St. Germain’s “Système Lamy” and Its EPO Clone – Part 2: Misinformation and Silencing of Dissent

St. Germain’s “Système Lamy” and Its EPO Clone – Part 2: Misinformation and Silencing of Dissent

06.20.18 EPO Insiders Correct the Record of Benoît Battistelli’s Tyranny and Abuse of Law: “Legal Harassment and Retaliation”

EPO Insiders Correct the Record of Benoît Battistelli’s Tyranny and Abuse of Law: “Legal Harassment and Retaliation”

06.21.18 Battistelli and Topić Lose Their Bogus ‘Case’ Against Judge Corcoran After They Defamed Him and Ruined His Career/Life

Battistelli and Topić Lose Their Bogus ‘Case’ Against Judge Corcoran After They Defamed Him and Ruined His Career/Life

06.27.18 SUEPO and EPO Staff Respond to Yesterday’s ILO-AT Rulings on Malika Weaver, Ion Brumme, and Elizabeth Hardon

SUEPO and EPO Staff Respond to Yesterday’s ILO-AT Rulings on Malika Weaver, Ion Brumme, and Elizabeth Hardon

06.29.18 Union Syndicale Fédérale: Apparently ILO Considered Kicking Out the EPO for Repeatedly Refusing and Failing to Obey the Law

Union Syndicale Fédérale: Apparently ILO Considered Kicking Out the EPO for Repeatedly Refusing and Failing to Obey the Law

07.02.18 IAM is Still Working for Benoît Battistelli and His Toxic Agenda

IAM is Still Working for Benoît Battistelli and His Toxic Agenda

07.04.18 Staff Union of the EPO: “ILO-AT Remains Very Much an Employer’s Court” (Not Employees’)

Staff Union of the EPO: “ILO-AT Remains Very Much an Employer’s Court” (Not Employees’)

07.10.18 Signs of Upcoming Changes at EPO: Raimund Lutz, Željko Topić and Other ‘Team Battistelli’ Folks Are Being Replaced

Signs of Upcoming Changes at EPO: Raimund Lutz, Željko Topić and Other ‘Team Battistelli’ Folks Are Being Replaced

07.13.18 Weeks Later António Campinos Still in Noncompliance With the Courts (ILO’s Tribunal)

Weeks Later António Campinos Still in Noncompliance With the Courts (ILO’s Tribunal)

07.26.18 António Campinos, Four Weeks on the Job, Still in Defiance/Violation of ILO Rulings, Still Engaging in PR and Face-Saving Distraction Instead

António Campinos, Four Weeks on the Job, Still in Defiance/Violation of ILO Rulings, Still Engaging in PR and Face-Saving Distraction Instead

09.06.18 ‘Reformist’ Campinos Seems to be Accelerating EPO Layoffs by Removing Without Warning Staff That’s Perceived as Not Loyal Enough

‘Reformist’ Campinos Seems to be Accelerating EPO Layoffs by Removing Without Warning Staff That’s Perceived as Not Loyal Enough

09.16.18 IAM, Watchtroll and the EPO Still Spread the Mentality of Patent Maximalism

IAM, Watchtroll and the EPO Still Spread the Mentality of Patent Maximalism

09.20.18 It Wasn’t Judges With Weapons in Their Office, It Was Benoît Battistelli Who Brought Firearms to the European Patent Office (EPO)

It Wasn’t Judges With Weapons in Their Office, It Was Benoît Battistelli Who Brought Firearms to the European Patent Office (EPO)

09.26.18 French Media Confirms Alexandre Benalla Just One of Six Battistelli Bodyguards, Employed at the Cost of €8,000-€10,000 Per Month (for Benalla Alone!)

French Media Confirms Alexandre Benalla Just One of Six Battistelli Bodyguards, Employed at the Cost of €8,000-€10,000 Per Month (for Benalla Alone!)

10.02.18 Nellie Simon Expected to Join the ‘Club Med’ of Battistelli and Campinos

Nellie Simon Expected to Join the ‘Club Med’ of Battistelli and Campinos

10.11.18 Friend Brings a Friend, Boss Becomes Subordinate: the EPO Under António Campinos is Starting to Look a Lot Like Team Battistelli 2.0

Friend Brings a Friend, Boss Becomes Subordinate: the EPO Under António Campinos is Starting to Look a Lot Like Team Battistelli 2.0

10.13.18 100 Days Into the Term of Campinos There is Already an EPO Suicide

100 Days Into the Term of Campinos There is Already an EPO Suicide

11.11.18 Guest Post: EPO Spins Censorship of Staff Representation

Guest Post: EPO Spins Censorship of Staff Representation

11.11.18 EPO ‘Outsourcing’ Rumours

EPO ‘Outsourcing’ Rumours

11.20.18 Appalling Patent Quality at the European Patent Office, More Lies About the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and Assault on Those Who Warned About It All Along

Appalling Patent Quality at the European Patent Office, More Lies About the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and Assault on Those Who Warned About It All Along

11.21.18 Patent Trolls in EPO Events That Promote Software Patents

Patent Trolls in EPO Events That Promote Software Patents

11.22.18 Thanksgiving EPO Roundup: UPC Lies, Software Patents Considered Harmful and SUEPO Condemns Union-Busting Activities (Which Carry on Under António Campinos)

Thanksgiving EPO Roundup: UPC Lies, Software Patents Considered Harmful and SUEPO Condemns Union-Busting Activities (Which Carry on Under António Campinos)

11.24.18 António Campinos Has Run Out of Time, EPO Staff Representation Now Views Him as Just Another Battistelli and Wants Immediate Change

António Campinos Has Run Out of Time, EPO Staff Representation Now Views Him as Just Another Battistelli and Wants Immediate Change

11.27.18 127th Session of ILO Tribunal Rulings Will Deal With European Patent Organisation Complaints (Appeals) Tomorrow Afternoon, Staff Grows Tired of Office President António Campinos

127th Session of ILO Tribunal Rulings Will Deal With European Patent Organisation Complaints (Appeals) Tomorrow Afternoon, Staff Grows Tired of Office President António Campinos

12.06.18 Many of the Same People Are Still in Charge of the European Patent Office Even Though They Broke the Law

Many of the Same People Are Still in Charge of the European Patent Office Even Though They Broke the Law

12.15.18 The European Patent Organisation (EPO) Loses Legitimacy If (or When) Christoph Ernst Becomes Subservient to António Campinos

The European Patent Organisation (EPO) Loses Legitimacy If (or When) Christoph Ernst Becomes Subservient to António Campinos

01.13.19 European Patent Office a Textbook Example of Lawless, Rogue Institutions

European Patent Office a Textbook Example of Lawless, Rogue Institutions

01.22.19 The Whitewashing of the EPO Under António Campinos

The Whitewashing of the EPO Under António Campinos

01.29.19 “HE DID NOTHING Since He Arrived, Full Stop.” What EPO People Make of President Campinos…

“HE DID NOTHING Since He Arrived, Full Stop.” What EPO People Make of President Campinos…

02.19.19 António Campinos Still Needs to Undo Battistelli’s Union-Busting Activities at the EPO

António Campinos Still Needs to Undo Battistelli’s Union-Busting Activities at the EPO

02.23.19 Hallmark of Corruption: Benalla and Fellow Thugs Paid Roughly the Same Salary as Battistelli (Each!) and There’s a New Chinese Contract Worth €7.2 Million

Hallmark of Corruption: Benalla and Fellow Thugs Paid Roughly the Same Salary as Battistelli (Each!) and There’s a New Chinese Contract Worth €7.2 Million

03.04.19 European Patent Office Careers Bad for One’s Health, Properly Assessing Patents is ‘Professional Incompetence’ Now

European Patent Office Careers Bad for One’s Health, Properly Assessing Patents is ‘Professional Incompetence’ Now

03.09.19 European Patent Office Press Releases (Two in Two Days) Are Disguised as ‘News’ and Tell the Opposite of the Truth

European Patent Office Press Releases (Two in Two Days) Are Disguised as ‘News’ and Tell the Opposite of the Truth

05.09.19 Stephen Rowan: From UK-IPO to Operation Coverup of Team António Campinos

Stephen Rowan: From UK-IPO to Operation Coverup of Team António Campinos

05.12.19 Professionally Incompetent EPO Management

Professionally Incompetent EPO Management

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