Patent decision

BL number

O/007/02

Concerning rights in

Concerning application to restore patent EP(UK)0223850

Hearing Officer

Mr M C Wright

Decision date

10 January 2002

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Wilhelm Hoerrmann

Provisions discussed

PA.1977, Section 28(3)

Keywords

Restoration

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The applicant did not provide any independent medical evidence to corroborate his assertion that his state of health was severe enough to excuse his failure to pay the fourteenth year renewal fee on the patent. To the contrary, the fact that, during the period in which the fee could have been paid, he paid the renewal fee on another patent was a clear indication that he was aware of the need to pay patent renewal fees and was capable of seeing that they were paid. The Hearing Officer refused to allow the request for restoration.

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