Patent decision

BL number
O/286/03
Concerning rights in
GB 2329332
Hearing Officer
Mr P Hayward
Decision date
22 September 2003
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
McAlpine & Company Ltd v Eskander Corporation NV
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 S. 65(1)
Keywords
Certificate of contested validity, Inventive step, Revocation
Related Decisions
O/023/03

Summary

Proposed amendments have been filed following a previous decision that some of the claims lacked an inventive step. Some further minor clarifying amendments were required and the aggregate amendments have been allowed with no order to revoke made. At the request of the defendant the Hearing Officer has provided a certificate of contested validity for the amended patent.

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