Administrative Council backs latest EPO suspension
The European Patent Office’s (EPO) supervisory body, the Administrative Council (AC), has suspended a board of appeal member despite two letters asking it to limit president Benoît Battistelli's power.
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27 November 2014 Tensions are increasing between a section of the European Patent Office’s workforce and its president Benoît Battistelli. WIPR gives a run-down of events, with exclusive comment from Battistelli himself.