Patent decision

BL number

O/041/14

Concerning rights in

GB 1204435.0

Hearing Officer

Mr A Bartlett

Decision date

24 January 2014

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Tecniq’s Limited

Provisions discussed

Patents Act sections 1(1)(c) and 14(3)

Keywords

Industrial application, Sufficiency

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention related to a hybrid powered aircraft having fuel engines and electric motors to power the propulsion means, such as propellers. The electric motors are attached to batteries to power the electric motors. The batteries can be charged by means of encapsulated turbines which rotate and generate electric power as the aircraft is moving. Having carefully construed the claims, the Hearing Officer decided that the invention was capable of industrial application and sufficiently disclosed. The application was remitted back to the examiner for further examination.

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