Patent decision

BL number
O/185/15
Concerning rights in
GB0904777.0
Hearing Officer
Mr P Thorpe
Decision date
20 April 2015
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
William Rhodes
Provisions discussed
PA section 1(1)
Keywords
Inventive step, Novelty
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application which related to encasing cremation ashes in jewellery was found to lack novelty and an inventive step having regard to a number of prior art documents. A saving amendment was however possible and hence the application was referred back to the examiner for further consideration.

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