Patent decision

BL number

O/489/16

Concerning rights in

GB 1418194.5

Hearing Officer

Dr J Houlihan

Decision date

19 October 2016

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Arthur Philip Young

Provisions discussed

Sections 1(1)(c), 14(3), 14(5)(b)

Keywords

Clarity, Industrial application, Sufficiency

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The claims relate to a method for specifying and implementing requirements for computer-controlled systems. The specification describes entities and populations to which a specification for a computer can relate to. The Hearing Officer construed the main claim in light of the description and found it to be unclear. The application was also found to be insufficient and lack industrial application because the Hearing Officer considered it was not possible to determine what the invention is.

Full decision O/489/16 98Kb