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7 December 2016Patents

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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