Patent decision

BL number
O/216/07
Concerning rights in
GB0621147.8
Hearing Officer
Mr P Slater
Decision date
1 August 2007
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Peter Joseph Crowley
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 Section 1(1)(c) and 14(3)
Keywords
Industrial application
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to an arrangement for producing power. The Hearing office held that (i) the invention was not capable of industrial application because its alleged mode of operation was contrary to well-established physical laws, and (ii) that the specification was not sufficient to enable the skilled man to produce a device which operated as described and claimed. The application was refused.

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