Patent decision

BL number

O/562/22

Concerning rights in

GB1616870.0

Hearing Officer

Mr H Jones

Decision date

1 July 2022

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Michael Oluwaseun Bamidele

Provisions discussed

Section 14(3)

Keywords

Clarity, Sufficiency

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention is said to relate to the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging to make an informed decision about the racial bias of an individual under test. The MRI system was described as a head-mounted arrangement, with not detailed explanation of how such a system could be achieved given that MRI systems are known for their lack of portability. The application was refused for insufficient disclosure of the invention and a lack of clarity about the nature of the invention.

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