“COUNCIL OF STATE DECIDED NULLITY AND REINSTATEMENT OF RIGHT ACTION ARISING FROM DECLARATION BY SIC OF PATENT ABANDONMENT DUE TO NON-COMPLIANCE OF FORMAL REQUIREMENTS”

The Colombian Council of State decided in Sentence 11001-03-24-000-2007-00254-00 from 8 June 2016 the Nullity and Reinstatement of Right Action lodged by SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION due to the fact that its invention patent application was declared abandoned by the SIC in light to the failure to meet the formal requirements established under Articles 26, 27, 38 and 39 of Decision 486 of the Andean Community. The Council of State also stated that the petitioner should have taken into account the provisions under such regulation and decided not to grant the claims subject matter of the action.