Decision Nº O/394/10 from Intellectual Property Office - (Patent decisions), 12 November 2010
| Judge | Mr P Thorpe |
| Court | Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom) |
| Administrative Decision Number | O/394/10 |
| Date | 12 November 2010 |
| Patent Number | GB2436776 |
| Parties | Mr Duncan Parfitt and Axium Process Ltd and Ceres Power Ltd |
BL O/394/10
12 November 2010
BETWEEN
Mr Duncan Parfitt
and
Axium Process Ltd and Ceres Power Ltd
Proprietor
Opponents
PROCEEDINGS
Request under section 74B of the Patents Act 1977
for a Review of Opinion 1/10 issued
on patent number GB2436776
HEARING OFFICER
Phil Thorpe
Decision
Introduction
1 This decision relates to a request for a review of opinion 1/10 (“the Opinion”)
under section 74B of the Patents Act (the “Act”). The Opinion was requested by
Mr Parfitt in relation to whether his patent, GB 2436776 was being infringed by
Axium Process Ltd and Ceres Power Ltd. The Opinion, which was issued on 6
April 2010, concluded that there was no infringement of the patent.
2 The proprietor of the patent, Mr Parfitt, has now requested a review of the
Opinion under section 74B.
The Law
3 The law governing reviews of opinions is set out, so far as is relevant here, in
section 74B and Rule 98 of the Patent Rules 2007. These read:
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