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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> Allied International Trading Ltd and Covco (H.K) Ltd (Patent) [2023] UKIntelP o029123 (21 March 2023)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2023/o029123.html
Cite as: [2023] UKIntelP o029123, [2023] UKIntelP o29123

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Patent decision

BL number
O/0291/23
Concerning rights in
GB2521248
Hearing Officer
Mr P Thorpe
Decision date
21 March 2023
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Allied International Trading Limited and Covco (H.K) Limited
Provisions discussed
Patents Act s72
Keywords
Revocation
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An application to revoke the patent, which relates to embossed latex gloves, was based on added matter, novelty and obviousness. Neither side presented any expert evidence. The claimant attempted to shift the focus of its case late in the proceeding beyond that which was originally pleaded. This was objected to by the defendant. The hearing officer subsequently refused to consider a new added matter attack. The patent was found to be valid.

Full decisionO/0291/23 PDF document 971Kb

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