Patent decision
- BL number
- O/265/06
- Concerning rights in
- GB 0603486.2
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Marchant
- Decision date
- 20 September 2006
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Stephen Puddefoot, Teknov 8 Ltd v Chalmor Limited
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 section 8; rule 94
- Keywords
- Confidentiality
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The applicants requested that certain documents filed with their Statement of Case remain confidential, since they related to the technical content of the invention, and the application had not yet been published. It was necessary to extend the 14 day period for requesting confidentiality under rule 94 if the request, which had been filed 20 days later, was to be effective. An order was made extending the period and preserving the confidentiality of the documents.
Full decision O/265/06 20Kb