Patent decision

BL number

O/188/08

Concerning rights in

GB0725292.7

Hearing Officer

Mr J Elbro

Decision date

30 June 2008

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Komatsu Ltd.

Provisions discussed

PA Act 1977 Sections 14(3),14(5)

Keywords

Clarity, Sufficiency

Related Decisions

O/183/08, O/184/08, O/185/08, O/186/08, O/187/08

Summary

The application related to a double-layered sintered sliding member used for a connecting device, such as a thrust bearing, of a construction machine. The invention was characterized by compositional features of the alloy used. The hearing officer held that the characterization by means of percentage components of constituents present in a martensite phase was did not involve unusual parameters and was not overly broad. Further, he found that the specification was sufficient to enable reproduction of the invention. The application was remitted to the examiner for further processing.

Full decision O/188/08 43Kb