7 May 2002
RE MERCK SHARP & DOHME LTD
- Citation
- RE MERCK SHARP & DOHME LTD
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV186/2002
The appeal is dismissed because section 39(1) of the Patents (General) Rules requires filing the notice of court‑ordered amendment within one month and that time cannot be extended; the applicant filed two days late without adequate explanation or evidence and the date of the order is the date pronounced (10 October 2001), therefore the amendment cannot be registered.