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Crime Scene Investigation Equipment Ltd v Dudley Bryan Crossling [2010] UKIntelP o28810 (12 August 2010)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/288/10
- Concerning rights in
- EP(UK) 0877990 B2 & EP(UK) 1125244 B1
- Hearing Officer
- Mr S Probert
- Decision date
- 12 August 2010
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Crime Scene Investigation Equipment Ltd v Dudley Bryan Crossling
- Provisions discussed
- Section 71
- Keywords
- Costs
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
This was an application under section 71 for a Declaration as to Non-Infringement in respect of two EP(UK) patents belonging to Mr Crossling. The substantive proceedings fell away after the parties settled at a Case Management Conference (CMC). The only issue remaining to be decided by the Hearing Officer was costs.
The Hearing Officer decided that there was no clear victor in the proceedings, and also that there were no grounds for awarding costs above the standard scale. Both parties had caused unnecessary expense to the other side, and the two opposing awards of costs cancelled out.