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David Duncan, Michael Harcombe [2001] UKIntelP o42601 (27 September 2001)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/426/01
Concerning rights in
GB 9614154.4 & GB 9912424.0
Hearing Officer
Mr P E Redding
Decision date
27 September 2001
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
David Duncan, Michael Harcombe
Provisions discussed
PANone
Keywords
Novelty, Section 20 period
Related Decisions
None

Summary

In respect of GB 9614154.4, the applicants failed to respond to the first examination report which raised a novelty objection. Despite several reminders, extensions of time and warnings about the impending expiry of the rule 34 period, the application eventually ran out of time. The HO decided that the novelty objection was well-founded and refused the application under section 20(1).

During proceedings on this application, a new application, GB 9912424.0, for a related invention, was filed. An incomplete Form 9/77 was filed without the search fee. No claims or abstract were filed. The HO refused the application under section 15(5).


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