Alan Tredwell Neath and Irmgard Neath v Peter Neath (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o37113 (12 September 2013)
Patent decision
BL number
O/371/13
Concerning rights in
GB2459912 WO2009/136150
Hearing Officer
Mr P Slater
Decision date
12 September 2013
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Alan Tredwell Neath and Irmgard Neath v Peter Neath
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 section 12, 37
Keywords
Decline to deal, Entitlement
Related Decisions
None
Summary
These proceedings relate to the issue of entitlement and in particular a reference under sections 12 and 37 of the Patents Act 1977 in respect of GB2459912 and WO2009/136150. The matter appeared to have been resolved by agreement following mediation. However, there still appeared to be a number of issues outstanding regarding the terms of the agreement. The hearing officer therefore concluded that the dispute now seemed to involve issues of a contractual nature which he felt would be more properly determined by the court and so declined to deal with the action.