Judgment No. 2924

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 08.07.2010
• Original: English
• Judges: Gaudron, Barbagallo, Hansen
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

The complaint is dismissed.

Consideration 4

Extract:

"[T]he fact that a person was present in a country for the purpose of pursuing his or her studies may well be insufficient to establish permanent residence, particularly if there are strong links to another country."

Keywords

permanent appointment; allowance; residence; criteria; purpose

Consideration 6

Extract:

"An error of reasoning establishes neither ill will nor a breach of the duty of care, particularly when the actual decision is correct."

Keywords

duty to substantiate decision; organisation's duties; breach; mistaken conclusion; duty of care