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MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING CO'S INTERNATIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
Before: MR PETER HAYWARD August 6 and September 25, 20011
[2003] R.P.C. 28
Patent—PCT application—Entitlement proceedings—Identification of the inventive concept—Whether prior art relevant—Identification of who was responsible for inventive concept.
1 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court. The delay in reporting this decision is due to the fact that, owing to subsequent disputes and decisions, it only became clear in November 2002 that no appeal would be lodged against the substantive decision—Ed.