Judgment No. 3052

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 08.02.2012
• Original: Anglais
• Judges: Gaudron, Barbagallo, Hansen
• Full judgment text (anglais) - Texte intégral du jugement

Decision

The complaint is dismissed.

Consideration 6

Extract:

"It is consistent case law that the Tribunal will not substitute its opinion for that of the Organisation unless the decision was taken without authority, shows some procedural or formal flaw or a mistake of fact or of law, overlooks some material fact, is an abuse of authority, or draws a clearly mistaken conclusion from the facts. [C]ourses of various levels for various subjects are a natural part of the work experience (continuous training), aimed at improving performance in a variety of areas. There is always room for growth and improvement, and enrolment in development classes does not automatically indicate a lack of basic knowledge."

Keywords

professional experience; knowledge of languages; training

Judgment keywords

Keywords

selection board; selection procedure; composition of the internal appeals body; complaint dismissed