Patent decision

BL number

O/0122/24

Concerning rights in

GB1905132.5

Hearing Officer

Mr P Mason

Decision date

16 February 2024

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Mrs Yvonne Turiano & Mr Darren Turiano

Provisions discussed

Whether GB 1905132.5 satisfies section 1(1)(a) and 1(1)(b) of the Patents Act 1977

Keywords

Excluded fields (allowed), Inventive step, Novelty

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention relates to a cover for an electrical backbox and associated components, used between a first and final fit of a domestic or commercial electrical installation. The applicant had been unable to persuade the examiner of the patentability of the claims over the prior art. The Hearing Officer considered the prior art and found that the invention claimed was distinguished over the prior art as being novel and that the invention was similarly inventive. It was not necessary for the Hearing Officer to resort to the Windsurfing/Pozzoli test. The application was remitted back to the Examiner for completion of processing and grant.

Full decision O/0122/24 194Kb