Cambridge University Reporter


Technology Appeal Tribunal: Notice

The Technology Appeal Tribunal met on 1 May 2007 to consider an appeal by Professor Derek Fray, of the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, against the Adjudication by the University Technology Referee, dated 7 September 2006, that Cambridge Enterprise had not acted in breach of Regulation 24 of the Intellectual Property Rights Regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 934). The members of the Tribunal were Professor Sir Hugh Laddie QC, Professor David Feldman FBA, and Mr James Matheson.

In allowing the appeal the Tribunal noted that it raises issues relating to the scope of the Intellectual Property Rights regulations and the conduct of appeals under Regulation 34. The latter matters are of general significance to the University and its staff. The Tribunal's conclusions in relation to these issues are set out in its decision which is available on-line at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/secretariat/ipr/ipr_appeal.pdf.[1]

[1August 2016: Please note, the URL for this document has changed. It can now be found at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2007-08/weekly/6108/ipr_appeal.pdf.]