Come in King Battistelli, your time at the Euro Patent Office is up

Tuesday 7th March 2017 08:05 GMT Sandtitz

It ain't over till the fat lady sings

The story has evolved for so long with new twists that I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for closure.

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1. Tuesday 7th March 2017 09:11 GMT John G Imrie
  
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  This has given me almost as much fun as SCO v's the World. Though I hope Battistelli does not last as long.
  
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  1. Tuesday 7th March 2017 22:31 GMT John Brown (no body)
    
    Re: It ain't over till the fat lady sings
    
    "Though I hope Battistelli does not last as long."
    
    Either he'll reach retirement age before any action is taken, or he'll suddenly decide he wants to spend more time with his family just when it comes to a point where even he realises that he's about to be sacked.
    
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Tuesday 7th March 2017 08:28 GMT A Non e-mouse

Nasty Man

Battistelli sounds like a very nasty piece of work. For the staff at the EPO, I hope he gets kicked out quickly.

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1. Tuesday 7th March 2017 10:44 GMT chivo243
  
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  I have a friend working there (Netherlands), and it went from a beautiful place to work, to someplace you dump toxic waste... His workload has tripled maybe even more. No longer a happy worker.
  
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Tuesday 7th March 2017 09:04 GMT Steve Davies 3

He's probably got a patent on

Being the most [redacted] boss possible. A sort of PHB of PHB's.

That way they'll never forget his time at the top (or at least until the patent expires)

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1. Tuesday 7th March 2017 13:42 GMT Bowlers
  
  Re: He's probably got a patent on
  
  Perhaps it's time for a new El Reg measurement; 1 Battistelli = an insufferable boss hated by all under him and impossible to reason with. It would be difficult to estimate how many Battistellis someone like Kim Jong-un would deserve though, maybe a kB unit is needed as well.
  
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  1. Tuesday 7th March 2017 20:17 GMT Mark 85
    
    Re: He's probably got a patent on
    
    Would 1 Ba be equivalent to 100 PHB's? Or do we different orders definitions of magnitude?
    
    1 KJ-u would need quite a few Ba's as KJ-u uses the tried and proven death penalty for settling any and all disputes with underlings... for reference I offer Stalin and Mao to name two.
    
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  2. Tuesday 7th March 2017 22:35 GMT John Brown (no body)
    
    Re: He's probably got a patent on
    
    I would suggest that 1B is bit like light speed. All other units can only ever be fractions of B
    
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    1. Wednesday 8th March 2017 20:21 GMT Trigonoceps occipitalis
      
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      "All other units can only ever be fractions of B"
      
      Wot about the Trump, surely 1B must be a fraction of 1T?
      
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Tuesday 7th March 2017 09:52 GMT Your alien overlord - fear me

So how long has his current contract got to go and can he just extended it himself because everyone is too afraid to go against him?

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Tuesday 7th March 2017 10:07 GMT Justicesays

Well, given the Dutch courts ruling

The ILO, also being an international organization, can presumably just create it's own army/police force and invade the EPO's Dutch office. I mean, it might be against the laws of Holland , but apparently those wouldn't apply.

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Tuesday 7th March 2017 10:21 GMT Anonymous Coward

He's now in prime position ..

.. for a job offer from the Trump administration..

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Tuesday 7th March 2017 10:39 GMT Steve Crook

Rumour is that...

He'll be joining the EU Brexit negotiating team...

Can we have a false news icon please...

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Tuesday 7th March 2017 14:57 GMT cs94njw

The awful thing is... I bet he won't be punished in any way. Maybe even paid to leave :(

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1. Tuesday 7th March 2017 19:03 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  I bet he won't be punished in any way.
  
  Blame the liberals and their aversion to "cruel and unusual". Personally, I'd have him branded across the forehead with "WANKER" or a suitable French alternative, and regard the job as done. Or surgically remove his pecker and reattach it to his forehead...
  
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Tuesday 7th March 2017 18:53 GMT Anonymous Coward

plus ça change

The way I read it, the situation is exactly the same as it was before.

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Wednesday 8th March 2017 09:46 GMT Anonymous Coward

Golden parachute?

Early termination of his tenure will almost certainly mean a massive payoff. He needs to face some kind of disciplinary tribunal and dismissal for misconduct in public office.

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