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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions
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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2022/o05522.html
Cite as: [2022] UKIntelP o05522, [2022] UKIntelP o5522

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Patent decision

BL number
O/055/22
Concerning rights in
GB1711516.3
Hearing Officer
Mr P Mason
Decision date
24 January 2022
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Viteco Technologies GmBH
Provisions discussed
Patents Act 1977 Section 1(1)(b)
Keywords
Inventive step
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a seat body for a fluid injection valve for an internal combustion engine. The seat body has a series of grooves which are inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body. The object of the invention is to provide a precise and repeatable dose of fluid. A decision was made based on the documents on file. Following the Windsurfing/Pozzoli test it was decided that the inventive concept lacked the inventive step required by s.1(1)(b); and as such the hearing oficer refused the application under s18(3).

Full decisionO/055/22 PDF document 259Kb

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