Patent decision

BL number

O/0808/24

Hearing Officer

Mr P Mason

Decision date

22 August 2024

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Vinod Kizhakethalackal Rajan

Provisions discussed

Patents Act 1977 section 1(1)(a), section 1(1)(b) and section 14(5)(b)

Keywords

Claim construction, Clarity, Inventive step, Novelty

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The application concerns a power generation system using ambient heat as a heat source. The examiner had objected to the claims lacking novelty and inventiveness and were not clear in scope. The Hearing Office considered the claims and found them to be unclear under s14(5)(b) and the true scope of the invention was indeterminate. As such it was not necessary to consider in detail the novelty or inventiveness of the objection. The application was refused under s18(3).

Full decision O/0808/24 534Kb