ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCT HOLDINGS INC. v. DPC TECHNOLOGY LTD

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCT HOLDINGS INC. v. DPC TECHNOLOGY LTD

The prior art identified (notably US 2003/0040854 and other US patents), corroborated by the APO search report and expert affidavit, anticipates or renders obvious the claimed features of the ST Patent; the respondent failed to produce credible evidence of a triable issue or to displace the applicant's prima facie case; accordingly the ST Patent HK1080272 is revoked under s91(1)(a) of the Patents Ordinance for lack of novelty and inventive step.

Citation
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCT HOLDINGS INC. v. DPC TECHNOLOGY LTD
Parties
Applicant: ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCT HOLDINGS INC.; Respondent: DPC TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 April 2010
Case Number
HCMP1465/2008
Procedural Posture
Revocation of Short Term Patent (s91 Patents Ordinance) / Order 14 Summary Judgment Application in Chambers (decision on Revocation)
Outcome
Hong Kong Short-Term Patent No. HK1080272 revoked under s91(1)(a) of the Patents Ordinance.
Legal Topics
Revocation, Novelty, Inventive Step, Sufficiency of Disclosure, Short Term Patent Examination
Source Language
EN
Patent Law Intellectual Property Civil Procedure Revocation Novelty Inventive Step Sufficiency of Disclosure Short Term Patent Examination

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Parties

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCT HOLDINGS INC.

Applicant

DPC TECHNOLOGY LTD.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Revocation of Short Term Patent (s91 Patents Ordinance) / Order 14 Summary Judgment Application in Chambers (decision on Revocation)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the ST Patent is novel
  2. 2 Whether the ST Patent involves an inventive step
  3. 3 Whether the specification discloses the invention sufficiently for a person skilled in the art

Ratio Decidendi

The prior art identified (notably US 2003/0040854 and other US patents), corroborated by the APO search report and expert affidavit, anticipates or renders obvious the claimed features of the ST Patent; the respondent failed to produce credible evidence of a triable issue or to displace the applicant's prima facie case; accordingly the ST Patent HK1080272 is revoked under s91(1)(a) of the Patents Ordinance for lack of novelty and inventive step.

Court Disposition

Hong Kong Short-Term Patent No. HK1080272 revoked under s91(1)(a) of the Patents Ordinance.

Orders

  • The ST Patent HK1080272 is revoked under s91(1)(a) of the Patents Ordinance.
  • Order nisi that the respondent pay the costs of and incidental to these proceedings (including the costs of the Order 14 application and any previously reserved costs).