Patent decision
- BL number
- O/364/13
- Concerning rights in
- GB0910548.7
- Hearing Officer
- Mr S Brown
- Decision date
- 10 September 2013
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- General Electric Company
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 1(1)(b)
- Keywords
- Inventive step
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a forearm blood pressure measurement cuff with a bladder having certain specified dimensions. Applying the Windsurfing/Pozzoli test the claims were found to lack an inventive step. 6 auxiliary requests were also considered but none offered any saving amendment. The application was refused under section 18(3).
Full decision O/364/13 58Kb