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Robert Leigh v Eurokrete Holdings Limited [2010] UKIntelP o27710 (3 August 2010)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/277/10
Concerning rights in
GB 2313137 B
Hearing Officer
Mr P Thorpe
Decision date
3 August 2010
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Robert Leigh v Eurokrete Holdings Limited
Provisions discussed
Section 72 of the Patents Act 1977
Keywords
Revocation
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The applicant, Mr Leigh, sought revocation of patent GB 2313137 B arguing that the invention was not new or was obvious in the light of the disclosures in a number of documents. The invention related to a method of weatherproofing a building structure, in particular a roof, using ferrocement. The hearing Officer having construed the main claim, found that it was not new. The Hearing Officer also found the other independent claim, claim 20, to be lacking in novelty. The patentee’s request for a further opportunity to amend was refused on the basis that the Hearing Officer could not find anything that might support a valid patent.


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