Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc - European Patent Office decision to revoke EMGS patent
25 Feb 2010
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 The corresponding UK patent was revoked by the UK high court in 2009 (although this decision is being appealed by EMGS), and this additional decision by the European Patent Office further strengthens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:
Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping
plc
http://www.ohmsurveys.com/
Richard Cooper - Chief Executive Officer
0870 429
6581
Bob Auckland- Finance
Director 0870 429
6581
KBC Peel Hunt (NOMAD and
Broker)
Julian Blunt/David
Anderson 020
7418
8900
Aquila Financial Ltd
(PR)
Peter
Reilly
07881
920542
