Patent decision

BL number

O/103/07

Concerning rights in

GB 2293333

Hearing Officer

Mr D J Barford

Decision date

13 April 2007

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Aqueous Filter Solutions Ltd v James Peter Hosford

Provisions discussed

PA 1977 sections 1,2,3,72

Keywords

Claim construction, Inventive step, Revocation, Sufficiency

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The claimant applied for revocation on the grounds (a) that the invention does not involve an inventive step; and (b) that the specification does not disclose the invention clearly enough and completely enough for it to be performed by a person skilled in the art.

The hearing officer found under grounds (a) that claims 1 to 5 and 17 do not involve an inventive step, but found against the claimant on grounds (b).

The defendant was given the opportunity to file amendments under section 75.

Full decision O/103/07 65Kb