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Aqueous Filter Solutions Ltd v James Peter Hosford [2007] UKIntelP o10307 (13 April 2007)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/103/07
- Concerning rights in
- GB 2293333
- Hearing Officer
- Mr D J Barford
- Decision date
- 13 April 2007
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Aqueous Filter Solutions Ltd v James Peter Hosford
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 sections 1,2,3,72
- Keywords
- Claim construction, Inventive step, Revocation, Sufficiency
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The claimant applied for revocation on the grounds (a) that the invention does not involve an inventive step; and (b) that the specification does not disclose the invention clearly enough and completely enough for it to be performed by a person skilled in the art.
The hearing officer found under grounds (a) that claims 1 to 5 and 17 do not involve an inventive step, but found against the claimant on grounds (b).
The defendant was given the opportunity to file amendments under section 75.