Patent decision

BL number
O/183/12
Concerning rights in
GB2430371A
Hearing Officer
Mr S Probert
Decision date
1 May 2012
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Mr Russell Taylor v AQ+ Plc
Provisions discussed
Sections 8, 8(3)
Keywords
Entitlement
Related Decisions
None

Summary

This was an uncontested entitlement action, the registered proprietor of the patent application having been dissolved. The Hearing Officer accepted that, on the balance of probabilities, the matter in the patent application belonged to the claimant. As the application was refused nearly three years ago, the Hearing Officer could not make an order under section 8(2) as sought by the claimant, but he did make an order under section 8(3) allowing the claimant to make another application within 3 months.

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