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Archibald Kenrick Sons Limited v Laird Security Hardware Limited [2006] UKIntelP o37506 (22 December 2006)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/375/06
- Concerning rights in
- GB 2297796
- Hearing Officer
- Mr D J Barford
- Decision date
- 22 December 2006
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Archibald Kenrick & Sons Limited v Laird Security Hardware Limited
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 sections 1, 2, 3, 27
- Keywords
- Amendment, Claim construction, Inventive step
- Related Decisions
- [2005] UKIntelP o15605, [2006] UKIntelP o06706
Summary
In section 27 proceedings, the decision in BL O/067/06 that the claims as proposed amended are not novel over EP 0411271 was reversed on appeal. The case was remitted to the comptroller for consideration of the issue of inventive step.
Held that, on the construction found by the court, the claims are inventive, and accordingly the request to amend is allowable.