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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> Gareth Williams and Surfactant Technologies Limited (Patent) [2007] UKIntelP o22907 (14 August 2007) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2007/o22907.html Cite as: [2007] UKIntelP o22907 |
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For the whole decision click here: o22907
Summary
In an action for revocation of the GB patent, the defendant requested a stay to await the outcome of an opposition to the equivalent European Patent, in the European Patent Office. The hearing officer refused to allow a stay in the circumstances, in particular because a key factor in the GB action was the discretionary issue relating to the allowability of the amendments. This could not be at issue in the EPO opposition and would have to be decided whether or not there was a stay.
