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Trevor Lyn Whatford [2010] UKIntelP o18010 (2 June 2010)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/180/10
Concerning rights in
GB 0702274.2
Hearing Officer
Mrs S E Chalmers
Decision date
2 June 2010
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Trevor Lyn Whatford
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 sections 1(1)(c) and 14(3)
Keywords
Industrial application, Sufficiency
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application related to a device comprising pivoted levers mounted on a rotating framework. The Hearing Officer held 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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