Patent decision

BL number

O/179/02

Concerning rights in

GB 0025707.1

Hearing Officer

Mr R C Kennell

Decision date

25 April 2002

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Marine Contractors Limited v Andre John Barnes

Provisions discussed

PA 1977 section 8(1); PR 1995 rules 110(1), 110(4)

Keywords

Entitlement, Orders

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The reference under section 8(1) concerning entitlement to the application was treated as unopposed following the failure of the applicant for the patent to provide a counter-statement. The application was due to be, but had not actually been, treated as withdrawn for failure to file an abstract and a request for preliminary examination and search. The hearing officer made a declaration of entitlement in favour of the claimants and gave them an opportunity, within 6 weeks, to request discretion under rules 110(1) and 110(4) respectively to allow late filing of the missing items, failing which the application would be treated as withdrawn.

Full decision O/179/02 16Kb