Patent decision

BL number

O/099/03

Concerning rights in

GB 2165292 C

Hearing Officer

Mr S N Dennehey

Decision date

10 April 2003

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Clear Focus Imaging Inc v Contra Vision Limited

Provisions discussed

PA.1977 sections 27, 71, 75, 76

Keywords

Added subject matter, Amendment, Novelty

Related Decisions

O/079/00, O/137/00, O/412/00, O/388/01

Summary

Following refusal of a request to amend under section 75 (originally made under section 27), Contra Vision filed a revised proposal. The hearing officer refused this proposal on various grounds (including lack of novelty and added subject matter), and set out a schedule of strictly limited amendments, including the deletion of certain claims, which if made would render the proposal acceptable. A period of two months was given to Contra Vision to submit a further proposal.

Taking account of the result of this hearing and of previous hearings on the matter, no order as to costs was made.

Full decision O/099/03 110Kb