RECENT PATENT HEARINGS

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O/259/17, Palantir Technologies, Inc, GB1411984.6 (date: 1 June 2017)

BL number O/259/17 Concerning rights in GB1411984.6 Hearing Officer Mr P Mason Decision date 1 June 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Palantir Technologies, Inc Provisions discussed PA 1977, Section 1(2) Keywords Excluded fields (refused) Related Decisions None Summary The invention of GB1411984.6 relates to a computer program presenting a user... Continue reading
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O/255/17, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, GB1204971.4 (date: 25 May 2017)

BL number O/255/17 Concerning rights in GB1204971.4 Hearing Officer Mr S Brown Decision date 25 May 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Tata Consultancy Services Limited Provisions discussed PA 1977 Sections 1(2) & 76(2) Keywords Added subject matter, Excluded fields (refused) Related Decisions None Summary The application relates to a computer-implemented... Continue reading
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O/246/17, Fisher-Rosemount Systems Inc., GB1505495.0 (date: 22 May 2017)

BL number O/246/17 Concerning rights in GB1505495.0 Hearing Officer Mr S Brown Decision date 22 May 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Fisher-Rosemount Systems Inc. Provisions discussed PA 1977 Section 1(2) Keywords Excluded fields (allowed) Related Decisions None Summary The application relates to a user display system for use in a... Continue reading
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O/245/17, Barlean’s Organic Oils, LLC, John Puckett and Mark S. Lemna, GB2530205 (date: 22 May 2017)

BL number O/245/17 Concerning rights in GB2530205 Hearing Officer Mrs S Eaves Decision date 22 May 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Barlean’s Organic Oils, LLC, John Puckett and Mark S. Lemna Provisions discussed PA Act 1977 Section 13(1) Keywords Inventorship Related Decisions None Summary An uncontested application was filed by... Continue reading
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O/227/17, Cordek Limited, GB1021915.2 (date: 12 May 2017)

BL number O/227/17 Concerning rights in GB1021915.2 Hearing Officer Dr J Houlihan Decision date 12 May 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Cordek Limited Provisions discussed Sections 1(1)(b), 14(5 Keywords Clarity, Inventive step, Support Related Decisions None Summary The issues were whether a product-by-process claim was allowable and whether the claimed... Continue reading
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O/219/17, Duncan James Parfitt, GB1010141.8 (date: 9 May 2017)

BL number O/219/17 Concerning rights in GB 1010141.8 Hearing Officer Mrs C L Davies Decision date 9 May 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Duncan James Parfitt Provisions discussed PA 1977 Section 14(3) Keywords Sufficiency Related Decisions None Summary The application relates to a device intended to perpendicularly transform the plane... Continue reading
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O/211/17, Jack Sealy Limited, EP12881144.5 (date: 4 May 2017)

BL number O/211/17 Concerning rights in European patent application number 12881144.5 and United States patent application number 14/126213 Hearing Officer Mr P Thorpe Decision date 4 May 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Jack Sealy Limited Provisions discussed Patents Act Section 12 Keywords Entitlement Related Decisions None Summary A request for... Continue reading
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O/210/17, Trillium Technology AB, GB1400294.3 (date: 2 May 2017)

BL number O/210/17 Concerning rights in GB1400294.3 Hearing Officer Mr P Thorpe Decision date 2 May 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Trillium Technology AB Provisions discussed Patents Act 1977 Section 1(2)(c) Keywords Excluded fields (refused) Related Decisions None Summary The invention relates to a computer based method and system for... Continue reading
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O/209/17, Logined BV, GB1319702.5 (date: 28 April 2017)

BL number O/209/17 Concerning rights in GB1319702.5 Hearing Officer Dr J E Porter Decision date 28 April 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Logined BV Provisions discussed Sections 1(2) and 76(2) Keywords Added subject matter, Excluded fields (refused) Related Decisions None Summary The application related to forecasting oilfield production, based on... Continue reading
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O/194/17, Carillion Construction Limited and Balfour Beatty plc, GB2463079 (date: 24 April 2017)

BL number O/194/17 Concerning rights in GB2463079 Hearing Officer Mr H Jones Decision date 24 April 2017 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Carillion Construction Limited and Balfour Beatty plc Provisions discussed Section 27 Keywords Costs Related Decisions O/092/17 Summary An award of costs arising from a successful opposition of an application... Continue reading