IPO Crompton Lighting applied to revoke GB2059196B on the grounds that it was not new and did not involve an inventive step. The proprietor, Emergi-Lite Safety Systems, filed a counter-statement, but the two parties reached a settlement before any evidence was filed. Following the settlement, the applicant sought leave to withdraw from the revocation proceedings. However, acting in the public interest, the Comptroller refused to allow the revocation to be withdrawn because it appeared that the invention as claimed was indeed lacking in novelty and inventiveness. The proprietor declined to amend the patent (which would have expired anyway a few months later) and so it was formally revoked.
Judges:
Mr P Hayward
Citations:
[2000] UKIntelP o17800, GB2059196
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Statutes:
Intellectual Property
Updated: 12 October 2022; Ref: scu.453819