Patent decision

BL number
O/034/06
Concerning rights in
EP(UK) 1084613
Hearing Officer
Mr D J Barford
Decision date
1 February 2006
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
David John Young v Firstbrook and Doman Limited
Provisions discussed
PA.1977 section 72
Keywords
Inventive step, Novelty, Revocation
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The claimant applied for revocation on the grounds that the invention was not patentable having regard to certain prior art, notably Registered Design Number 1045670 and patent number GB 1416096.

The hearing officer found the patent to be novel and inventive over that prior art and dismissed the application for revocation.

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