Patent decision

BL number

O/017/11

Concerning rights in

GB2344348 and GB2372039

Hearing Officer

Mr B Micklewright

Decision date

24 January 2011

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Farrow Holdings Group Inc.

Provisions discussed

Section 28(3), Patents Act 1977

Keywords

Restoration

Related Decisions

None

Summary

In this case there were discrepancies between initial evidence filed during the course of discussions between the applicant and the Office in relation to whether to allow restoration of these two patents, and further evidence filed shortly before the hearing. The hearing officer decided that the further evidence set out a more plausible scenario as to the circumstances surrounding the failure to pay the renewal fees. It was clear from this evidence that the applicant had always intended to renew the patents. The hearing officer therefore found that the failure to pay the renewal fees within the period prescribed by section 28(3) was unintentional and allowed the restoration.

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