Patent decision

BL number

O/339/11

Concerning rights in

GB2429021

Hearing Officer

Mr A C Howard

Decision date

4 October 2011

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Lowe Engineering (Midland) Limited and Ambar Kelly Limited

Provisions discussed

Patents Act 1977 Section 72

Keywords

Decline to deal, Revocation

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The claimant (a company in liquidation) was the defendant in proceedings in the Patents County Court for infringement of the same patent. A counterclaim for revocation had been made as part of the defence in that action. The claimant requested a stay in the present proceedings, but the hearing officer decided that there could be no possible benefit in these proceedings continuing before the comptroller.

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