Patent decision

BL number

O/192/13

Concerning rights in

EP1409166

Hearing Officer

Mr H Jones

Decision date

14 May 2013

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Brian Clarke & Strumat Limited and Globally Greener Solutions Limited

Provisions discussed

Section 37

Keywords

Entitlement

Related Decisions

None

Summary

Brian Clarke became a shareholder in Strumat Limited after the filing date of EP1409166. He claims that rights in the application were sold to Globally Greener Solutions Ltd without his knowledge and contrary to the Strumat Shareholder Agreement. The Hearing Office decided to decline to deal with the reference on the basis that the key issue did not relate to patent law and that it would require resolution of factual matters unconcerned with the technical aspects of the invention.

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