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© Crown Copyright
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC'S PATENT
(Rix and Jacob JJ.): February 21, 20061
[2006] EWCA Civ 185; [2006] R.P.C. 26
Patent—Invalidity—Revocation—Appeal to Court of Appeal—Dispute settled prior to hearing of appeal—Whether Court of Appeal required to consider merits of appeal—Whether Court of Appeal should require assistance from Comptroller—Costs of Comptroller's assistance—Desirability of scientific adviser—Costs of adviser—Competition law implications of consensual allowal of appeal.
Key Words: Appeals Comptroller of Patents Designs and Trade Marks Patents Restoration Scientific advisers Validity
1 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court.