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General Electric Company (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o36413 (10 September 2013)

Patent decision

BL number
O/364/13
Concerning rights in
GB0910548.7
Hearing Officer
Mr S Brown
Decision date
10 September 2013
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
General Electric Company
Provisions discussed
PA 1977 Section 1(1)(b)
Keywords
Inventive step
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a forearm blood pressure measurement cuff with a bladder having certain specified dimensions. Applying the Windsurfing/Pozzoli test the claims were found to lack an inventive step. 6 auxiliary requests were also considered but none offered any saving amendment. The application was refused under section 18(3).


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