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Siemens Schwiez AG v Schwihag Gesellschaft fur Eisenbahnoberbau mbH [2004] UKIntelP o02904 (30 January 2004)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/029/04
Concerning rights in
GB 2278383 B
Hearing Officer
Mr S N Dennehey
Decision date
30 January 2004
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Siemens Schwiez AG v Schwihag Gesellschaft fur Eisenbahnoberbau mbH
Provisions discussed
PA 1977, sections 72, 65
Keywords
Claim construction, Inventive step, Novelty, Revocation
Related Decisions
None

Summary

Siemens applied for the (partial) revocation of Schwihag's patent for railway sleepers on grounds of lack of novelty and inventive step in respect of specified claims. The Hearing Officer found neither ground to be made out, issued a Certificate of Contested Validity, and awarded costs to the proprietor.


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