Patent decision

BL number
O/093/04
Concerning rights in
GB 2371653
Hearing Officer
Mr R C Kennell
Decision date
31 March 2004
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers, Ltd. v Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 section 72
Keywords
Extensions of time, Revocation
Related Decisions
None

Summary

On the last day of the period for filing its counter-statement the defendant asked for a one month extension (resisted by the claimant), but filed a draft version in case the Office did not agree. In a decision on the papers, the hearing officer admitted the draft to serve as the counter-statement, observing that the defendant could apply to amend it subject to the comptrollers discretion.

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