Patent decision

BL number

O/754/22

Concerning rights in

GB2528484B

Hearing Officer

Mr P Thorpe

Decision date

2 September 2022

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Bibado Ltd

Provisions discussed

Patents Act Section 74B

Keywords

Opinions and Reviews

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The proprietor of the patent, Bibado Ltd has requested a review of opinion 10/21 which had concluded that claims 1-3, 5 & 6 lacked novelty over WO 2013/004230 A1. The patent relates to a protective garment such as a bib or apron, especially for a child The Hearing Officer having reviewed the arguments found that the examiner had not made an error of principle or reached a conclusion that is clearly wrong. Therefore, no order to set the opinion aside was made.

Full decision O/754/22 683Kb