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Published online 5 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060501-11
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Patent officers crack under pressure
European workers strike against system to boost efficiency.
Patent examiners don't exactly have a reputation for staging angry protests. But on Tuesday 9 May they plan to hold a half-day strike at the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich, Germany, to defend their right to work to a high quality.
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