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James Noel Knight [2007] UKIntelP o03407 (31 January 2007)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/034/07
Concerning rights in
GB0609745.5
Hearing Officer
Mr R C Kennell
Decision date
31 January 2007
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
James Noel Knight
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 sections 1(1)(c), 14(3), 76(2)
Keywords
Added subject matter, Industrial application, Sufficiency
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The invention related to a device for generating power. The hearing officer upheld the examiner’s objections (i) that it lacked industrial application because it could not produce a net power output and operated contrary to well-established physical laws, and (ii) that the specification was not sufficient to enable the skilled man to produce a device which operated as described and claimed. The application was refused.


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