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Siemens Schwiez AG v Schwihag Gesellschaft fur Eisenbahnoberbau mbH (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o02904 (30 January 2004)
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Siemens Schwiez AG v Schwihag Gesellschaft fur Eisenbahnoberbau mbH [2004] UKIntelP o02904 (30 January 2004)
For the whole decision click here: o02904
Patent decision
- BL number
- O/029/04
- Concerning rights in
- GB 2278383 B
- Hearing Officer
- Mr S N Dennehey
- Decision date
- 30 January 2004
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Siemens Schwiez AG v Schwihag Gesellschaft fur Eisenbahnoberbau mbH
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977, sections 72, 65
- Keywords
- Claim construction, Inventive step, Novelty, Revocation
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
Siemens applied for the (partial) revocation of Schwihag's patent for railway sleepers on grounds of lack of novelty and inventive step in respect of specified claims. The Hearing Officer found neither ground to be made out, issued a Certificate of Contested Validity, and awarded costs to the proprietor.