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5 December 2016Patents

UN agency sets aside two EPO decisions, criticises Administrative Council

The Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization, a UN agency, has set aside two decisions made by the European Patent Office (EPO) and criticised the Administrative Council in the process.

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