Judgment No. 4640

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 01.02.2023
• Original: English
• Judges: Moore, Rawlins, De Nictolis
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

The complaint is dismissed.

Summary

The complainant challenges a series of management acts regarding his administrative status.

Judgment keywords

Keywords

post classification; grade; complaint dismissed

Consideration 1

Extract:

The complainant requests the Tribunal to order the production of his personal file. The request is rejected as the file is unnecessary for the determination of the issues raised in this complaint.

Keywords

disclosure of evidence

Consideration 15

Extract:

The complainant’s request for an award of punitive damages […] is […] rejected as he provides no evidence to prove that by the actions and/or omissions he complains of the EPO intended to cause him harm or that there was bias, ill will, malice, bad faith or other improper purpose on which to base such an award (see, for example, Judgments 4493, consideration 11, and 4484, consideration 9).

Reference(s)

ILOAT Judgment(s): 4484, 4493

Keywords

punitive damages