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.

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