Patent decision

BL number

O/050/17

Concerning rights in

GB1318518.7

Hearing Officer

Miss J Pullen

Decision date

9 February 2017

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Dr Sade Tolani

Provisions discussed

1(1)(a), 1(1)(b) 76(2)

Keywords

Added subject matter, Inventive step, Novelty

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention is concerned with a credit-card sized USB device which can store medical data. The card is intended for use by a patient, and contains blank forms which can be filled in by the user to store relevant medical information. The examiner cited a number of documents as examples of the prior art.

The Hearing Officer found the independent claim contained some added matter. She went on to construe the claim and found it lacked novelty. As no saving amendment could be identified the application was refused under section 18(3).

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