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Cite as: [2021] UKIntelP o79321
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/793/21
- Concerning rights in
- GB1610677.5
- Hearing Officer
- Mr H Jones
- Decision date
- 21 October 2021
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Dr M-™dimoir Quaw
- Provisions discussed
- Sections 1(1)(c), 14(3) and 14(5)
- Keywords
- Clarity, Industrial application, Sufficiency
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The invention relates to a spacecraft constructed to test the validity of a warp-drive hypothesis or theory. Accepting the applicant-™s arguments that the warping of spacetime to allow a spacecraft to move at subluminal velocities was mathematically possible, the Hearing Officer found that not only were the claims unclear but the specification contained insufficient detail to allow a skilled person to construct a spacecraft that would operate in such a way. The application was refused.
Full decisionO/793/21 
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