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Petitioner / Claimant (Plaintiff)
Decco Worldwide Post Harvest Holdings B.V
Respondent / Defendant
The Controller of Patents and Designs
Dispute Summary
The appellants appealed against the Assistant Controller's rejection of their patent application for a fungicidal treatment using Ortho-phenyphenol (OPP) to treat black sigatoka in banana plants. The Controller rejected the application citing lack of novelty, inventive steps, and non-patentability under Section 3(h).
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remanded
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