GROUNDS OF JUDGMENT

1. Vide Enclosure 2, the Plaintiff requested for inter alia, a declaration under sections 33 and 34(1) of the Patents Act 1983 and Regulation 31A of the Patents Regulations 1986 that the Plaintiff be allowed to examine the Register and file in relation to Patent No:MY-111611-A granted to The Gillette Company of Prudential Tower Building, Boston, MA 02199, United States of America and to obtain certified extracts therefrom on payment of the prescribed fee.

Facts of the Case

2. On or about the 28th September 1994, a patent application was filed at the Malaysian Intellectual Property Office (MylPO) and thereafter was granted on 27.9.2000 vide Patent No.MY-111611-A.

3. On or about the 16th June 2005, the Plaintiff being a Registered Patent Agent No.PA87/0005 though his firm Patrick Mirandah Co. (M) Sdn. Bhd. had requested from the Defendant for certified copies of complete documents in relation to the said Patent Application including but not limited to the specification as originally filed, correspondences between the Defendant and the Patent Agent in charge of the said Patent Application, amendments and the specification as granted in relation to the said Patent A