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Archibald Kenrick Sons Limited v Laird Security Hardware Limited [2006] UKIntelP o37506 (22 December 2006)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/375/06
Concerning rights in
GB 2297796
Hearing Officer
Mr D J Barford
Decision date
22 December 2006
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Archibald Kenrick & Sons Limited v Laird Security Hardware Limited
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 sections 1, 2, 3, 27
Keywords
Amendment, Claim construction, Inventive step
Related Decisions
[2005] UKIntelP o15605, [2006] UKIntelP o06706

Summary

In section 27 proceedings, the decision in BL O/067/06 that the claims as proposed amended are not novel over EP 0411271 was reversed on appeal. The case was remitted to the comptroller for consideration of the issue of inventive step.

Held that, on the construction found by the court, the claims are inventive, and accordingly the request to amend is allowable.


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