The Claimant withdrew his reference under Sections 13 and 37 and the Defendant asked for an award of costs on an ‘exemplary basis’. A decision on this issues was made on the papers and the Hearing Officer awarded the Defendants the sum of andpound;500 to be paid by the Claimant. Judges: Mr P Back Citations: … Continue reading Nigel Melling v William Butler David Birkett (Patent): IPO 28 Mar 2006