Patent decision

BL number

O/195/11

Concerning rights in

GB1001647.5

Hearing Officer

Mrs S E Chalmers

Decision date

6 June 2011

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Neil Ims

Provisions discussed

Sections 1(1) and 14(5)

Keywords

Clarity, Inventive step

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The application relates to a self-service movable enclosed dog wash that is formed from a shipping container. The Hearing Officer found that the claims lacked clarity but, insofar as they could be understood, also lacked novelty and an inventive step. The application was refused.

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