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Ian Reginald Brindley [2010] UKIntelP o13710 (6 May 2010)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/137/10
- Concerning rights in
- GB 0625213.4
- Hearing Officer
- Mrs S E Chalmers
- Decision date
- 6 May 2010
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Ian Reginald Brindley
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 section 1(1)
- Keywords
- Inventive step, Novelty
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The invention provided a generator powered by vehicles passing along a road surface. The hearing officer held that the invention was not new and did not involve an inventive step having regard to several prior art documents. Since there was nothing new and inventive in the original disclosure, the hearing officer refused the application.