Patent decision

BL number
O/322/05
Concerning rights in
EP 0785216
Hearing Officer
Mr P Thorpe
Decision date
14 December 2005
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Attaca Limited v Myriad Genetics, Endorecherche Inc, University of Pennsylvania and HSC Res Dev LP
Provisions discussed
PA..1977 section 72
Keywords
Striking out
Related Decisions
None

Summary

After initiating the action, the claimant failed to prosecute the case diligently. He failed to respond to numerous communications from the Office. This amounted to an abuse of process and the action was therefore struck out for want of prosecution. The hearing officer decided that there was no public interest in continuing the action under section 72.

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