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The Audit Committee protects the independence of both audit functions and observes the coordination between Internal Audit and External Audit, and the follow-up given to audit recommendations. The Audit Committee reports directly to the Administrative Council, whereas Internal Audit reports to the President and has no right to address the Administrative Council directly. The Audit Committee can be seen as an answer to the famous question „who audits the auditor?“ Paul Ernst: The reasoning behind the decision reveals a lamentable ignorance of the fundamental role of an Audit Committee. The dissolution of the Audit Committee at EPO was justified with the argument that the Audit Committee’s tasks are already carried out by Internal Audit and the Board of Auditors (BOA). Here for example (with emphasis added) is what he said about the Audit Committee: “His comments on the function of the Audit Committee and its abolition may be of interest.” Paul Ernst,” said our source, “who was a member of the (now abolished) EPO Audit Committee.

So let’s take a look at what Battistelli is not so well known for. The EPO derives its power from an administration which in its own right is relatively immature (like the Union) and ripe for abuse. We too covered it for years, in video form also. “He wrote a lot about the EC’s nasty trick at the time,” said the person about Stallman.

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For instance, the “computer-related inventions” directive was written so it would appear to rule out software patents, but in fact would have authorized them. “It is not unusual for the European Commission to make treacherous proposals. It has legal flaws, so these one-country bans might then be overturned. Quoting Stallman: “The EU administrators said they would let each country decide whether to allow genetically modified crops, but the proposed implementation is a trap. “It seems to be the fault of the European Commission,” he added, citing this as an example. One person told us on Diaspora that “ Richard Stallman has said that the EPO is corrupt a few times, before this man was put in charge. As we keep getting sent more dirt about the EPO it is hard to say just how many future articles will revolve around his own scandals, which are unique because they show how abuses can go all the way up to the top (EPO President is the highest position). Today’s article focuses on Battistelli, the EPO’s President. Alex Weir, for example, told us: “I read with interest your piece on corruption in the EPO, from my personal experience there have been questions regarding the EPO and corruption in relation to EC contracts and relations with China since the late 1990s, I am sure if you dig you will come up with more evidence.” Readers who saw the first Techrights article on this topic (focusing on Topić’s appointment) sent us some valuable feedback. Having studied dozens of documents and articles about this topic (usually translations because the English-speaking press mostly overlooks these issues), we are shocked to see just to what extent the EPO engages in dirty tactics, conflicts of interest, and revolving doors. It’s time to shatter the myths of professionalism and innovation. EPO - like Google - has enjoyed positive public perception for too long.

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It’s the third instalment in a multi-part series about the European Patent Organisation/Office, which is rotten to its core. THIS is our third (hopefully among many) outline of EPO abuses. Summary: A preliminary look at Battistelli’s reign and how regulatory powers got abolished, leaving the EPO reckless and largely unaccountable Posted in Europe, Fraud, Patents at 10:50 am by Dr. 09.22.14 European Patent Office/Organisation – Suspicion of Improper Collusion Between EPO President and Chairman of the Administrative Council: Part III

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