Benoît Battistelli (English Wikipedia)

(in French) Les forums du financement et de l’Innovation web site, Benoît Batistelli Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on March 23, 2008.

ilo.org

"C. (No. 3) v. EPO; 125th Session; Judgment No. 3958". ilo.org. International Labour Organization. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017. ... Saint-Germain-en-Laye, where the President was a Town Councillor, ...

inpi.fr

(in French) INPI web site, Le Conseil d'administration Archived 2008-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on March 23, 2008.
(in French), INPI web site, Benoît Battistelli, Directeur général de l'INPI, est élu vice-président du conseil d'administration de l'Office européen des brevets (OEB) Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Communiqués de presse (Press release), December 6, 2006. Consulted on March 23, 2008.

ip-watch.org

"EPO President Battistelli’s Term Extended Amid Staff Concerns", Intellectual Property Watch, 30 June 2014
"European Patent Office Staff Calls Strike; President Battistelli Reacts", Intellectual Property Watch, 19.03.2014
Intellectual Property Watch, "Report: European Patent Office Tapped Computers", Intellectual Property Watch, 11 June 2015

juve.de

"EPA-Disziplinarverfahren: 'Verwaltungsrat und Battistelli handeln ohne rechtliche Grundlage'", JUVE, 29.10.2015

legifrance.gouv.fr

(in French) Arrêté du 25 juin 2010 portant nomination du directeur général par intérim de l'Institut national de la propriété industrielle, NOR: ECEZ1015755A, JORF n°0148 du 29 juin 2010 page 11672, texte n° 63. Consulted on July 1, 2010 (legifrance.gouv.fr).

lemonde.fr

"Un si bon office", Le Monde, 06.04.2015

leparisien.fr

Agence France Presse, AFP (March 30, 2014). "A l'Office européen des brevets, ambiance délétère et président contesté" [At the EPO, deleterious atmosphere and contentious president] (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

managingip.com

France names new patent office chief, Managing Intellectual Property, Weekly News, May 2004. Consulted on March 23, 2008.
Eklavya Gupte, Race to succeed Idris underway, Managing Intellectual Property, January 11, 2008. Consulted on March 23, 2008.
IP's most influential people 2014, Managing Intellectual Property, 21 July 2014. Consulted on 2 September 2014.

mediapart.fr

Lamant, Ludovic (24 June 2014). "Tension sociale maximale au sein de l'office européen des brevets" [High social unrest at the European Patent Office]. Mediapart (in French). Société Editrice de Mediapart (SAS). Retrieved 3 September 2014. (also available here Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine).

merkur.de

Thomas Magenheim-Hörmann, "Europäisches Patentamt: Europäisches Patentamt: Beschäftigte bespitzelt", Münchner Merkur, 13 June 2015 (in German)

philipcordery.fr

Lamant, Ludovic (24 June 2014). "Tension sociale maximale au sein de l'office européen des brevets" [High social unrest at the European Patent Office]. Mediapart (in French). Société Editrice de Mediapart (SAS). Retrieved 3 September 2014. (also available here Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine).

regmedia.co.uk

"Petition from EPO examiners" (PDF).

saintgermainenlaye.fr

"Élus de la majorité "Union pour Saint-Germain"". Mairie de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

sueddeutsche.de

(in German) V. Bernau, Schwieriges Amt, schwere Wahl Archived 2010-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Süddeutsche Zeitung online, 1 March 2010. Consulted on 2 March 2010.
"Machtfülle, die es in Europas Behörden sonst kaum gibt". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
Riedel, Katja (8 June 2015). "Europäisches Patentamt überwachte Mitarbeiter mit Keyloggern" [The European Patent Office carried out secret surveillance on employees using keyloggers]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
Katja Riedel, "Europäisches Patentamt: Forderung nach externem Datenschützer", Süddeutsche Zeitung, 10 June 2015 (in German)
Riedel, Katja (17 September 2015). "Europäisches Patentamt - Datenschützer fordern Aufsicht für Patentamt" [European Patent Office - Data Protection Commissioner calls for oversight of Patent Office]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 25 September 2015. - English, French and Dutch translations of "Europäisches Patentamt - Datenschützer fordern Aufsicht für Patentamt": "European Patent Office - Data Protection Commissioner calls for oversight of Patent Office"

suepo.org

"Streit beim Europäischen Patentamt eskaliert", Süddeutsche Zeitung, 11.03.2014
Riedel, Katja (17 September 2015). "Europäisches Patentamt - Datenschützer fordern Aufsicht für Patentamt" [European Patent Office - Data Protection Commissioner calls for oversight of Patent Office]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 25 September 2015. - English, French and Dutch translations of "Europäisches Patentamt - Datenschützer fordern Aufsicht für Patentamt": "European Patent Office - Data Protection Commissioner calls for oversight of Patent Office"

telegraaf.nl

"Terreur op werkvloer onder Franse despoot", De Telegraaf, 24 June 2014 (in Dutch).
"Franse despoot herbenoemd bij Octrooibureau", De Telegraaf, 26 June 2014 (in Dutch).

theregister.co.uk

"Patent quality has fallen, confirm Euro examiners". The register. 2018-03-15. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15.

uimp.es

"Benoît Battistelli y Bruno Strigini, Doctores Honoris Causa por la UIMP" [Benoît Battistelli and Bruno Strigini, Doctors Honoris Causa of the UIMP] (in Spanish). Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

unionsyndicale.eu

English translation of "Umstritten und souverän": "Controversial and sovereign" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine

web.archive.org

EPO web site, President, Benoît Battistelli Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine, August 2011.
(in French) Les forums du financement et de l’Innovation web site, Benoît Batistelli Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on March 23, 2008.
(in French) INPI web site, Le Conseil d'administration Archived 2008-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on March 23, 2008.
European Patent Office (EPO) web site, Administrative Council, Composition Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on March 8, 2009.
(in French), INPI web site, Benoît Battistelli, Directeur général de l'INPI, est élu vice-président du conseil d'administration de l'Office européen des brevets (OEB) Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Communiqués de presse (Press release), December 6, 2006. Consulted on March 23, 2008.
EPO web site, Benoît Battistelli to head the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation Archived December 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, News, December 11, 2008. Consulted on December 11, 2008.
EPO web site, Applications received for the post of EPO President Archived September 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, 17 September 2009. Consulted on September 18, 2009.
EPO web site, Benoît Battistelli elected EPO President Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, News, 1 March 2010. Consulted on 2 March 2010.
(in German) V. Bernau, Schwieriges Amt, schwere Wahl Archived 2010-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Süddeutsche Zeitung online, 1 March 2010. Consulted on 2 March 2010.
"Machtfülle, die es in Europas Behörden sonst kaum gibt". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
English translation of "Umstritten und souverän": "Controversial and sovereign" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
Lamant, Ludovic (24 June 2014). "Tension sociale maximale au sein de l'office européen des brevets" [High social unrest at the European Patent Office]. Mediapart (in French). Société Editrice de Mediapart (SAS). Retrieved 3 September 2014. (also available here Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine).
"Patent quality has fallen, confirm Euro examiners". The register. 2018-03-15. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15.
"Élus de la majorité "Union pour Saint-Germain"". Mairie de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
"Benoît Battistelli y Bruno Strigini, Doctores Honoris Causa por la UIMP" [Benoît Battistelli and Bruno Strigini, Doctors Honoris Causa of the UIMP] (in Spanish). Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

welt.de

Tauber, Andre (24 August 2014). "Aufstand der Besserverdiener" [Uprising of the high-income earners]. Die Welt (in German). Axel Springer SE. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

worldipreview.com

"Battistelli given three-year extension at EPO", World Intellectual Property Review, 30 June 2014
"EPO facing more strike action", World Intellectual Property Review, 28.05.2014
"EPO staff in Battistelli fight" ", World Intellectual Property Review, 28.05.2014
Media, Newton (2018-03-16). "Patent quality endangered by EPO management, claim examiners". World Intellectual Property Review.

zeit.de

"Umstritten und souverän", Die Zeit, 30.03.2014