Patent decision
- BL number
- O/656/17
- Concerning rights in
- GB1407786.1
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Thorpe
- Decision date
- 20 December 2017
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Snap-On Incorporated
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act 1977 s76
- Keywords
- Added subject matter
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to an electronic torque wrench that can monitor and record an applied torqueing profile. The Hearing Officer found that the latest amendments to the application added matter that is not unambiguously disclosed, either explicitly or implicitly in the application as filed. The applicant was invited to file further amendments to remove the added matter.
Full decision O/656/17 96Kb