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James Noel Knight [2007] UKIntelP o03407 (31 January 2007)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/034/07
- Concerning rights in
- GB0609745.5
- Hearing Officer
- Mr R C Kennell
- Decision date
- 31 January 2007
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- James Noel Knight
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 sections 1(1)(c), 14(3), 76(2)
- Keywords
- Added subject matter, Industrial application, Sufficiency
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The invention related to a device for generating power. The hearing officer upheld the examiner’s objections (i) that it lacked industrial application because it could not produce a net power output and operated contrary to well-established physical laws, and (ii) that the specification was not sufficient to enable the skilled man to produce a device which operated as described and claimed. The application was refused.