Battistelli asks to nominate EPO appeals committee members
Benoît Battistelli, the president of the European Patent Office (EPO), has allegedly asked the Administrative Council to adopt an amendment allowing him to make additional appointments to the appeals committee.
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5 December 2016 The Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization, a UN agency, has set aside two decisions made by the European Patent Office and criticised the Administrative Council in the process.