  Two results are obtained that give upper bounds on partial spreads and
partial ovoids respectively.
  The first result is that the size of a partial spread of the Hermitian polar
space $\mathsf{H}(3, q^2)$ is at most $\left(\frac{2p^3+p}{3} \right)^t+1$,
where $q=p^t$, $p$ is a prime. For fixed $p$ this bound is in $o(q^3)$, which
is asymptotically better than the previous best known bound of $(q^3+q+2)/2$.
Similar bounds for partial spreads of $\mathsf{H}(2d-1, q^2)$, $d$ even, are
given.
  The second result is that the size of a partial ovoid of the Ree-Tits octagon
$\mathsf{O}(2^t)$ is at most $26^t+1$. This bound, in particular, shows that
the Ree-Tits octagon $\mathsf{O}(2^t)$ does not have an ovoid.
