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Strix Ltd and Otter Controls Ltd [2009] UKIntelP o40009 (24 December 2009)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/400/09
- Concerning rights in
- GB 2337684
- Hearing Officer
- Mr J Elbro
- Decision date
- 24 December 2009
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Strix Ltd and Otter Controls Ltd
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act 1977 Section 27
- Keywords
- Amendment, Costs, Oppositions
- Related Decisions
- [2008] UKIntelP o34408
Summary
The patentee sought to amend its patent for a heater in the form of a printed track, used in vessels for heating liquid. The opponent opposed on the grounds that the amendments would be an intermediate generalisation and hence add matter to the specification. The hearing officer found that on the correct construction of the amended claims there was no intermediate generalisation and therefore allowed the amendment. He awarded costs on the usual scale to the patentee.