Patent decision
- BL number
- O/208/14
- Concerning rights in
- US12/306505
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Thorpe
- Decision date
- 16 May 2014
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- University of Warwick v Dr Geoffrey Diamond
- Provisions discussed
- Patens Act Section 12, Patent Rules 74 and 82
- Keywords
- Entitlement
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The decision covers two preliminary issues that arose in an entitlement case. The first point is whether it is appropriate for Harrison Goddard Foote LLP (HGF), a firm of Patent Attorneys, to continue to represent one of the parties given an alleged conflict of interest. The second point is whether it is appropriate to deal with the first point by way of a telephone hearing rather than a hearing in person. The Hearing Officer, having regard to the overriding objective, concluded that a telephone hearing was appropriate. He also found no reason to interfere with the claimant’s choice of representative.
Full decision O/208/14 
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