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● 02.18.15


●● EPO Scandals: The Story So Far


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 SourcesBenoît Battistelli Has Made Oversight of European Patent Office Absolutely ImpossibleEnglish Translation of Süddeutsche Zeitung Article About Benoît Battistelli, Željko Topić, and EPO TyrannyAmid 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 EPOEnglish Translation of Article About Protest at Danish Consulate Over EPO AbusesEPO Staff to March to British Consulate to Protest Against the Administrative Council (AC)The EPO’s Digital War (Censorship) Against Staff Web SiteCyberattacks on SUEPO Server Raise More QuestionsThe European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) is Again Protesting Against EPO as More Crackdowns by EPO Management Reveal Depth of AbuseEnglish Translation of Ruling Against Željko Topić (EPO VP) in Croatian CourtGerman Translation of Ruling Against Željko Topić, the EPO’s Vice-PresidentMore Press Coverage From the Danish Media About EPO Abuses and Protest at Danish ConsulateBenoît Battistelli and Jesper Kongstad Continue to Blame Everything on SUEPOCatarina Holtz From the EPO Boards of Appeal Explains Bad Behaviour of the Management With Regards to EPC 2000The EPO’s Paid Propaganda Campaign in the MediaMedia 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 BattistelliBreaking: EPO Vice-President Željko Topić Loses Defamation Case in CroatiaAs Battistelli Breaks the Rules and Topić Silences Staff, New European Parliament Petition for Tackling the EPO’s Abuses is NeededThe Collapse of European Patent Office Management Culminates With ResignationsVesna 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 TrollsBattistelli’s Latest Propaganda War Tries to Convince EPO Staff That Željko Topić’s Many Criminal Charges Don’t ExistTranslations 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 ManagementEPO Misdirections Debunked: Refuting Battistelli’s Nonsense and Bogeyman TheoryThe EPO Connection Now a Liability as Administrative Council Has Become a Laughing Stock, Jesper Kongstad to be Targeted by EPO Staff ProtestsInvestigation Unit a Complete Farce Inside the EPOJust in: Fresh Call From Croatia to Arrest EPO Vice-President Željko TopićEPO Under Fire From European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)Intellectual Property Judges’ Association (IPJA) Speaks Out Against EPO Tyrant BattistelliEPO Imploding: Battistelli Throws a Fit at EPO’s Investigation UnitEPO and UPC in Europe Now the Hope of Patent Maximalists, China Too is AssimilatingEPO Scandal: Benoît Battistelli’s Arrogance Recognised by European DelegationsEPO Staff Protests Today and Protested Last Week, Targeting Corruption in the InstitutionExclusive: The Enlarged Board of Appeal Complains About Battistelli’s Corrupt Management to the Administrative CouncilProtests Against EPO Corruption Approach 1,000 in AttendanceRolling of Heads Likely Imminent at EPODreaming of a Just Christmas: When a Third of EPO Walks Out to Revolt and European Judges Attack the EPO Over AbusesEPO Corruption: Battistelli Augments His ‘Loyals’ Circle With Frederic Angermann and Charm Offensive in Patent Lawyers’ SitesEPO Breaking News: The European Parliament Dismisses Complaint About EPO AbusesEPO Staff Protests to Continue in the New Year, Techrights to Release New MaterialThe Case of Rikard Frgacic Versus the Croatian SIPO: Allegation of Corruption in Relation to Trademark Reassignment Under Željko Topić’s Watch: Part XVICorruption at the Croatian State Intellectual Property Office Which Željko Topić Came From: Part XVThe EPO Shaken by Croatian Revelations: Part XIVThe EPO’s Vice-President Željko Topić and the Case of Ivan Kabalin: Part XIIIFrance Gets Involved in Battistelli’s Abuses in the EPO – Part XIIVesna Stilin’s Remarks on Željko Topić: Part XISpecial Report: Many Criminal Charges Against EPO Vice-President Željko TopićHow the EPO’s Executive Branch (Battistelli and Topić) Banned Scrutiny and Created Authoritarian Model of Control: Part XHow to Complain About the EPO to National Delegations in Europe: Part IXThe EPO Is More Corrupt Under Battistelli Than Under Alison Brimelow: Part VIIIThe EPO’s Public Relations Disaster Amid Distrust From Within (and EPO Communications Chief Leaves): Part VIIThe EPO’s Protection Triangle of Battistelli, Kongstad, and Topić: Part VIBenoît Battistelli’s Balkan Standards in EPO: Part VEuropean Patent Office Disorganisation: Problems With the Audit Mechanisms – Part IVEuropean Patent Office/Organisation – Suspicion of Improper Collusion Between EPO President and Chairman of the Administrative Council: Part IIIŽeljko Topić, Benoît Battistelli, and the European Patent Office (EPO): Part IISuspicion of High-Level Corruption at the European Patent Office (EPO): Part I


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