Judgment No. 895

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 30.06.1988
• Original: English
• Judges: Ducoux, Suffian, Carroll
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 7

Extract:

The complainant contends that his seniority should be reckoned from the date at which he received a technical school diploma, before earning his university engineering degree. He submits that three British universities regard the technical school diploma as equivalent to a British Bachelor of Science degree. The Tribunal holds that "until there is a common system of scientific diplomas and degrees in Europe there are bound to be differences between the British and Dutch systems. In the circumstances, recognising such differences is not in breach of the principle of equal treatment."

Keywords

equal treatment; professional experience; reckoning; seniority; degree; date; difference