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Philip Nixon [2009] UKIntelP o21809 (23 July 2009)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/218/09
Concerning rights in
GB0611220.5
Hearing Officer
Mr P Marchant
Decision date
23 July 2009
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Philip Nixon
Provisions discussed
Patents Act 1977 Sections 1(1)(a) and 1(1)(b)
Keywords
Inventive step, Novelty
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a “furniture raiser leg clamp” for raising the height of a piece of furniture. The furniture leg is received in a cup shaped portion of the device and a screw is provided for clamping the leg in the cup. The invention consists of providing a pad (referred to as a “button”) on the end of the screw to spread the clamping force and reduce damage to the furniture leg. The invention was found to lack novelty and inventive step and the case remitted to the examiner to consider amendments proposed by the applicant.


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