EPO rejects staff worries over fall in patent quality
The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected staff claims that the quality of patent examination will suffer if a reform affecting careers is rubber stamped this week.
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8 December 2014 Staff at the European Patent Office have claimed that the quality of patent examination will suffer if new career guidelines that could change how workers are paid are voted through this week.