European Patent Office staff ‘planning to strike again’

Union says strike planned for 15 December, as disputes with management persist

Members of the Staff Union of the European Patent Office are to strike on 15 December, according to a letter published by the union setting out the latest developments in long-running complaints around representation, work pressures, salaries and other grievances.

“Many of the issues inherited from the previous administration [of the EPO] have not yet been solved, or only partially solved,” said the letter published on Suepo’s website on 10 December, attributed to Suepo member Roberto Righetti.