Patent decision

BL number
O/311/11
Concerning rights in
GB 2441058 B
Hearing Officer
Mr S Probert
Decision date
6 September 2011
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Rigcool Limited v Optima Solutions UK Limited
Keywords
Costs
Related Decisions
O/149/11, O/182/11

Summary

This was an entitlement action that was withdrawn by the pursuer before the proceedings reached the evidence stage. The defender (patentee) was entitled to a contribution towards its expenses in the action.

The Hearing Officer was satisfied that there had been no “wider breaches of rules, delaying tactics or other unreasonable behaviour” on either side that would justify off scale expenses; he awarded expenses according to the standard scale.

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