Patent decision
- BL number
- O/310/17
- Concerning rights in
- GB1305933.2
- Hearing Officer
- Mr S Brown
- Decision date
- 6 July 2017
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Vernon Francois
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Sections 1(1)(a) and 1(1)(b)
- Keywords
- Inventive step, Novelty
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application concerns a headband with pivotable end pieces. The hearing officer considered the issues of novelty and inventive step, applying the Windsurfing/ Pozzoli test to assess the latter. The claims were found to lack the required inventive step and the application was refused under section 18(3).
Full decision O/310/17 
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