Gareth Glass, Adrian Roberts & Nigel Davison (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o33713 (20 August 2013)
Patent decision
BL number
O/337/13
Concerning rights in
GB1009825.9
Hearing Officer
Mr P Thorpe
Decision date
20 August 2013
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Gareth Glass, Adrian Roberts & Nigel Davison
Provisions discussed
Sections 2 and 76 of the Patents Act 1977
Keywords
Added subject matter, Novelty
Related Decisions
None
Summary
Patent application GB 1009825.9 relates to electrochemical protection of steel in reinforced concrete exposed to the air. The applicants had been unable to satisfy the examiner that the claimed invention was novel and that amendments made to the application had not added matter. Following a hearing at which the applicants provided more information on the particular field in which the invention lay, the Hearing Officer accepted that the claimed invention was novel and that the amendments did not add matter. The case was referred back to the examiner to conclude her examination.