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Fieldturf Holdings Inc. [2004] UKIntelP o37104 (20 December 2004)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/371/04
Concerning rights in
GB0426269.7
Hearing Officer
Mr H Jones
Decision date
20 December 2004
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Fieldturf Holdings Inc.
Provisions discussed
PA. 1977 section 15(4); PR 1995 rules 24, 110(1);
Keywords
Divisional application, Extensions of time
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The applicant filed a divisional application outside the period set out under rule 24 for doing so. The examiner considered that there was no basis for allowing comptrollers discretion to extend this period. In exercising comptrollers discretion to extend the rule 24 period, the applicant was required to demonstrate that the circumstances for doing so were exceptional and that he had been properly diligent. The hearing officer concluded that the circumstances for requesting extension were not exceptional and refused to allow the late filing of the divisional application.


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