Patent decision

BL number
O/642/18
Concerning rights in
GB2540293
Hearing Officer
Mr H Jones
Decision date
12 October 2018
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Sinclair Pharmaceuticals Limited
Provisions discussed
Section 72
Keywords
Inventive step, Revocation
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An uncontested application for revocation of the patent on the grounds of lack of inventive step, clarity and insufficiency of disclosure. The hearing officer found that there was a prima facie case for lack of inventive step in claim 1 and ordered the patent be revoked.

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