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James Hans McRoberts [2009] UKIntelP o08109 (25 March 2009)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/081/09
Concerning rights in
GB 0710266.8
Hearing Officer
Mr R C Kennell
Decision date
25 March 2009
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
James Hans McRoberts
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 sections 1(1)(c), 4, 14(3)
Keywords
Industrial application, Sufficiency
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The invention purported to generate power continuously from a system of containers that were alternately filled with water at the top of their travel and emptied at the bottom, the water being pumped back to the upper level. 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.


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