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Cite as: [2022] UKIntelP o5522, [2022] UKIntelP o05522
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/055/22
- Concerning rights in
- GB1711516.3
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Mason
- Decision date
- 24 January 2022
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Viteco Technologies GmBH
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act 1977 Section 1(1)(b)
- Keywords
- Inventive step
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to a seat body for a fluid injection valve for an internal combustion engine. The seat body has a series of grooves which are inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body. The object of the invention is to provide a precise and repeatable dose of fluid. A decision was made based on the documents on file. Following the Windsurfing/Pozzoli test it was decided that the inventive concept lacked the inventive step required by s.1(1)(b); and as such the hearing oficer refused the application under s18(3).
Full decisionO/055/22 
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