The Thrombosis Research Institute and Trigen Limited v West Pharmaceutical Services Drug Delivery and Clinical Research Centre Limited (Formerly Danbiosyst) Or, In The Case of The Usa, Peter Watts (Patent): IPO 6 Feb 2002

PO Patents – Inter Partes Decisions
IPO Patents – Inter Partes Decisions – The claimant requested that the comptroller decline to deal with a reference under section 12(2) on the grounds of the complexity of the issues. The defendant consented to the request, but on the grounds that there were substantially identical grounds before the High Court.
The request was refused on claimants grounds, but granted on the defendants grounds.

Judges:

Mr D J Barford

Citations:

O/058/02, [2002] UKIntelP o05802, PCT/GB98/03511

Links:

PO, PO, Bailii

Statutes:

Patents Act 1977 12

Intellectual Property

Updated: 15 October 2022; Ref: scu.455004