Patent decision

BL number

O/793/21

Concerning rights in

GB1610677.5

Hearing Officer

Mr H Jones

Decision date

21 October 2021

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Dr M’dimoir Quaw

Provisions discussed

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

Keywords

Clarity, Industrial application, Sufficiency

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention relates to a spacecraft constructed to test the validity of a warp-drive hypothesis or theory. Accepting the applicant’s arguments that the warping of spacetime to allow a spacecraft to move at subluminal velocities was mathematically possible, the Hearing Officer found that not only were the claims unclear but the specification contained insufficient detail to allow a skilled person to construct a spacecraft that would operate in such a way. The application was refused.

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