Patent decision
- BL number
- O/218/15
- Concerning rights in
- GB1014537.3
- Hearing Officer
- Miss J Pullen
- Decision date
- 19 May 2015
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Roy Henry Booker
- Provisions discussed
- Section 1(1), Section 76(2)
- Keywords
- Added subject matter, Inventive step
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application concerns a vehicle lighting system, in particular the relationship between the indicator lights and the hazard warning lights. The invention provides separate indicator and hazard warning lights on electrically isolated circuits, with the hazard warning lights being red in colour so as to distinguish them from the amber indicator lights. This allows a change in direction to be indicated whilst the hazard warning lights are in operation.
An inventive step objection was raised based on prior art documents which disclosed the hazard warning and indicator lights to be located on separate circuits and the common general knowledge of the person skilled in the art to chose known colours for the lights.
An objection to added matter in the claim was also raised, however this could be overcome by amendment. No saving amendment could be found to overcome the inventive step objection and the application was refused under section 18(3) for failure to comply with section 1(1)(b).
Full decision O/218/15 
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