European Patent Office Decision
25 Febrero 2010 - 1:01AM
UK Regulatory
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Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping PLC
25 February 2010
PRESS RELEASE
25 February 2010
Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc ("OHM" or "the Company")
European Patent Office Decision to revoke EMGS patent
Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc (AIM:OHM), notes the decision of the European
Patent Office, announced 24th February 2010, to revoke a general method patent
held by EMGS of Norway.
The patent, EP 1256019, is an early general method patent describing CSEM for
hydrocarbon detection. The corresponding UK patent was revoked by the UK high
court in 2009 (although this decision is being appealed by EMGS), and this
additional decision by the European Patent Office further strengthens the long
held OHM view that such general method patents are invalid and unenforceable.
The European Patent Office decision applies to European countries where the
patent has been validated. EMGS has two months from receiving the written
decision of the European Patent office to revoke the patent in which to lodge an
appeal against the decision.
Contact:
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| Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc | www.ohmsurveys.com |
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| Richard Cooper - Chief Executive | 0870 429 6581 |
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| Bob Auckland- Finance Director | 0870 429 6581 |
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| KBC Peel Hunt (NOMAD and Broker) | |
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| Julian Blunt/David Anderson | 020 7418 8900 |
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| Aquila Financial Ltd (PR) | |
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| Peter Reilly | 07881 920542 |
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