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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions
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Ian Reginald Brindley [2010] UKIntelP o13710 (6 May 2010)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/137/10
Concerning rights in
GB 0625213.4
Hearing Officer
Mrs S E Chalmers
Decision date
6 May 2010
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Ian Reginald Brindley
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 section 1(1)
Keywords
Inventive step, Novelty
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The invention provided a generator powered by vehicles passing along a road surface. The hearing officer held that the invention was not new and did not involve an inventive step having regard to several prior art documents. Since there was nothing new and inventive in the original disclosure, the hearing officer refused the application.


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