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HARTINGTON CONWAY LTD'S PATENT APPLICATIONS
(Pumfrey J.): May 23 and July 31, 20031
[2004] R.P.C. 7
Patent—Application—Entitlement—Application for patent made in name of sister company and not first owner of the right to apply—Whether estoppel precluded by statute—Whether "true" owner estopped from denying rights vested in sister company—Appeal to the Patents Court—Appeal by way of review.
1 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court. The decision of the hearing officer in this matter is reported at [2004] R.P.C. 6.