Patent decision

BL number
O/368/14
Concerning rights in
GB2432555
Hearing Officer
Mr H Jones
Decision date
15 August 2014
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Xtratherm Limited
Provisions discussed
Section 72
Keywords
Novelty, Revocation
Related Decisions
O/364/14

Summary

An uncontested application for revocation of the patent on the grounds of lack of novelty, inventive step and added subject matter. The hearing officer found that there was a prima facie case for lack of novelty in claim 1 and ordered the patent be revoked.

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