Patent decision

BL number

O/324/04

Concerning rights in

WO02/12669 (PCT/CA01/01122) and equivalents; WO03/03820 (PCT/CA02/01685) and equivalents

Hearing Officer

Mr R C Kennell

Decision date

25 October 2004

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Harald Phillip v (1) Atoma International Corporation, (2) Inter Automotive Closures Inc.

Provisions discussed

PA Act 1977 sections 8(1), 12(1), 13(1), 13(3)

Keywords

Entitlement, Extensions of time, Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The defendants sought a six week extension of the period to file counter-statements, later reduced to four weeks, but the claimant resisted any extension. The hearing officer found little merit in the grounds for the request, ie that it had been difficult for their parent company to locate relevant papers and personnel, but nevertheless allowed an extension of three weeks in view of a projected meeting of the parties to discuss settlement of the dispute.

Full decision O/324/04 18Kb