Patent decision

BL number

O/118/09

Concerning rights in

EP1367016B1

Hearing Officer

Mr A C Howard

Decision date

6 May 2009

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Leonard S Stockley v Husqvarna UK Limited

Provisions discussed

Patents Act 1977, section 72; Patents Rules 2007 rules 82-84

Keywords

Confidentiality, Pleadings, Striking out

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The application originally cited s. 72 (b) and (e) of the Act as grounds for revocation. A request for confidentiality was also made. Following correspondence with the Office in which the grounds for the application were questioned, the parties agreed to a preliminary decision on the papers to settle the preliminary matters and give directions on the future conduct of the proceedings. It was decided to strike out the application based on s. 72(e) but allow the applicant to file an amended statement citing s. 72(a) in place of s. 72(b) on the grounds that the reference to s.72(b) appeared to stem from a misunderstanding. The request for confidentiality was rejected.

Full decision O/118/09 49Kb