Patent decision

BL number

O/175/01

Concerning rights in

GB2240558

Hearing Officer

Mrs J A Wilson

Decision date

11 April 2001

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Silkbill Ltd v Ash & Lacy Building Products Ltd

Provisions discussed

PA77 section 72

Keywords

Claim construction, Revocation, Withdrawal

Related Decisions

O/065/01

Summary

Following initiation of revocation proceedings, the parties agreed to settle their dispute and the applicant for revocation withdrew unconditionally from the proceedings. Following long-standing practice, the hearing officer went on to consider whether the notice of withdrawal should be accepted or whether there were questions needing further consideration in the public interest. Having construed claim 1 of the patent, the hearing officer concluded that a case for revocation had not been made out and so made no order for the revocation of the patent.

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