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Norman Paterson and Nicholas Jones (Patent) [2008] UKIntelP o26608 (30 September 2008)
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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.