A “peaceful” meeting arranged for staff to show support for a suspended internal committee member at the European Patent Office (EPO) has been blocked, it has been claimed.
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4 November 2014 A patent examiner and former member of an internal committee looking at disputes affecting staff at the European Patent Office has been suspended and threatened with dismissal, WIPR has learned.
10 November 2014 Staff at the European Patent Office could strike for as long as one month following a vote among staff tomorrow (November 11), WIPR understands.