Patent decision

BL number

O/055/22

Concerning rights in

GB1711516.3

Hearing Officer

Mr P Mason

Decision date

24 January 2022

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Viteco Technologies GmBH

Provisions discussed

Patents Act 1977 Section 1(1)(b)

Keywords

Inventive step

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The application relates to a seat body for a fluid injection valve for an internal combustion engine. The seat body has a series of grooves which are inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body. The object of the invention is to provide a precise and repeatable dose of fluid. A decision was made based on the documents on file. Following the Windsurfing/Pozzoli test it was decided that the inventive concept lacked the inventive step required by s.1(1)(b); and as such the hearing oficer refused the application under s18(3).

Full decision O/055/22 259Kb