EngR A Patent was first, taken out in America, afterwards in England, and two days after the date of the English Patent the invention was patented in France. The French patent was allowed to drop. On an application for prolongation of the English Patent,
Held: Following Winan’s Patent (8 Moore’s P.C. Cases, (NS) 306; S.C. Law Rep. 4 P.C. 93)-that, although the Judicial Cominittee might have jurisdiction under the 25th section of the 15th and 16th Vict c 83, to entertain the application, yet, on the ground of public policy, as the French Patent had been allowed to expire, they would not in the exercise of the discretion vested in them, reoommend the extension of the term of the English Patent.
Citations:
[1873] EngR 1, (1873) 9 Moo PC NS 373, (1873) 17 ER 554
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Intellectual Property
Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.280085