“Under the Intergovernmental EPC System It is Difficult to Speak of a Functional Separation of Powers”
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2018-01-14 18:46:27 UTC
- Modified: 2018-01-14 18:46:27 UTC
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Summary: An illustration of the glaring deficiency that now prevails and cannot be tolerated as long as the goal is to ensure democratic functionality; absence of the role of Separation of Powers (or Rule of Law) at the EPO is evident now that Battistelli not only controls the Council (using EPO budget) but also blatantly attacks the independence of the Boards of Appeal
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