R v Comptroller-General of Patents, ex parte Tomlinson
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R v Comptroller-General of Patents, ex parte Tomlinson [1899] 1 QB 909 (CA),[2] or Ex parte Tomlinson,[5] is a United Kingdom patent case concerning standing in terms of who can have an interest in opposing the grant of a patent. An application for a writ of mandamus was made to compel the Comptroller to hear and determine the arguments for Tomlinson's opposition. The appeal was dismissed as there were existing provisions to deal with an improperly granted patent where more directly interested persons were able to apply for the revocation of the patent in question. The Court of Appeal held that the decision of the Law Officer was the final authority.
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R v Comptroller-General of Patents, ex parte Tomlinson | |
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Court | Court of Appeal |
Full case name | The Queen v. The Comptroller-General of Patents. Ex parte Tomlinson |
Decided | 11-12 April 1899 |
Citation(s) | 16 R.P.C. 233, L. R.[1] [1899] 1 QB 909 (CA)[2] |
Transcript(s) | Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases |
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Appealed from | High Court of Justice |
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