Patent decision

BL number
O/478/22
Concerning rights in
GB 1902192.2
Hearing Officer
Miss J Pullen
Decision date
1 June 2022
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Ecobunker Limited
Provisions discussed
Section 1(1)(b)
Keywords
Inventive step
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a method of constructing a golf course bunker using cement modified soil ("CMS") as a backfill material to secure the bunker facade tiles into place. 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 Officer refused the application under s18(3).

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