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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions
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Norman Paterson and Nicholas Jones [2008] UKIntelP o26608 (30 September 2008)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/266/08
Concerning rights in
GB 0706342.3
Hearing Officer
Mr R C Kennell
Decision date
30 September 2008
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Norman Paterson and Nicholas Jones
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 sections 1(1)(c), 4, 14(3)
Keywords
Industrial application, Sufficiency
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application related to a device for generating electricity by pumping water to an impeller attached to a generator. The hearing officer upheld the examiner’s objection that the invention operated in a manner contrary to well-established physical laws and was therefore neither capable of industrial application nor sufficiently disclosed.


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