Judgment No. 3788

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 08.02.2017
• Original: English
• Judges: Barbagallo, Moore, Rawlins
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

1. The impugned decision of 3 May 2011 is set aside to the extent that it recognised the complainant’s United States BSc degree without recognising the obligation to do so.
2. The calculation of the complainant’s reckonable previous experience and salary must be made with effect from 1 December 2007, with all consequential salary adjustments.
3. The EPO shall pay the complainant 6,000 euros in moral damages.
4. It shall also pay him 5,000 euros in costs.
5. All other claims are dismissed.

Summary

The complainant challenges the EPO’s refusal to apply its recalculation of his reckonable previous experience with retroactive effect to the date of his entry into service.

Judgment keywords

Keywords

complaint allowed; decision quashed; professional experience

Consideration 1

Extract:

The complainant requests oral proceedings. This request is denied as his claims turn mainly on issues of principle and the related factual circumstances are clear and uncontroverted.

Keywords

oral proceedings