Patent decision

BL number

O/371/13

Concerning rights in

GB2459912 WO2009/136150

Hearing Officer

Mr P Slater

Decision date

12 September 2013

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Alan Tredwell Neath and Irmgard Neath v Peter Neath

Provisions discussed

PA 1977 section 12, 37

Keywords

Decline to deal, Entitlement

Related Decisions

None

Summary

These proceedings relate to the issue of entitlement and in particular a reference under sections 12 and 37 of the Patents Act 1977 in respect of GB2459912 and WO2009/136150. The matter appeared to have been resolved by agreement following mediation. However, there still appeared to be a number of issues outstanding regarding the terms of the agreement. The hearing officer therefore concluded that the dispute now seemed to involve issues of a contractual nature which he felt would be more properly determined by the court and so declined to deal with the action.

Full decision O/371/13 46Kb