Guy Jackson-Ebben and James Nash and Wine Innovations Limited (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o48113 (28 November 2013)
Patent decision
BL number
O/481/13
Concerning rights in
GB2469554
Hearing Officer
Mr J Elbro
Decision date
28 November 2013
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Guy Jackson-Ebben and James Nash and Wine Innovations Limited
Provisions discussed
Patents Act 1977 Section 8, 12 & 37
Keywords
Disclosure
Related Decisions
None
Summary
The claimant in an entitlement action sought disclosure of both the defendants’ licensing agreements and the patent prosecution file. The Hearing Officer refused the request for the licensing information on the grounds that this was not relevant to determining the central question of inventorship, and refused the request for the patent file on the grounds that it was not sufficiently particularised.