Patent decision

BL number

O/001/04

Concerning rights in

GB 2294744 B

Hearing Officer

Mr S N Dennehey

Decision date

5 January 2004

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

J Maple & Son Limited v Colin Stephen Pownall

Provisions discussed

PA 1977, sections 27 and 76

Keywords

Added subject matter, Amendment, Inventive step, Novelty

Related Decisions

None

Summary

J Maple & Son Limited opposed Mr Pownall's application to amend the patent in suit on the grounds that the proposed amendments added subject matter and did not distinguish over the prior art which was the reason for the application, and that the application was made in bad faith. In a decision taken on the papers, the Hearing Officer allowed the amendments and awarded costs to the applicant.

Full decision O/001/04 198Kb