Patent decision

BL number

O/130/00

Concerning rights in

GB 2291733

Hearing Officer

Mr P Hayward

Decision date

10 April 2000

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Advanced Technology Communications Ltd v Permasign Ltd

Provisions discussed

PA 1977 section 72

Keywords

Costs, Revocation, Withdrawal

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The applicant for revocation withdrew its application before the hearing, with no evidence filed. As the grounds raised by the applicant had been considered during pre-grant examination, the Hearing Officer declined to re-examine them ex parte and made no order for revocation. A claim by the defendant for compensatory costs, on the grounds that there had been abuse of process, was rejected and costs on the normal scale were awarded.

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