Patent decision

BL number

O/083/08

Concerning rights in

EP0824313

Hearing Officer

Mr P Back

Decision date

19 March 2008

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

GAT Microencapsulation Gmbh and Syngenta Ltd

Keywords

Certificate of contested validity, Costs

Related Decisions

O/039/08, O/037/07

Summary

In decision BL O/039/08 concerning a revocation action the hearing officer found the patent as amended to be valid. Subsequently the Defendant asked for a certificate of contested validity and both parties made submissions on costs in respect of the substantive hearing and a preliminary hearing. The hearing officer issued the certificate of contested validity and awarded the Defendant £2,800 as a contribution to its costs.

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