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Mr William Kostuj [2010] UKIntelP o22210 (5 July 2010)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/222/10
Concerning rights in
GB 0709515.1
Hearing Officer
Miss Ceri Witchard
Decision date
5 July 2010
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Mr William Kostuj
Provisions discussed
Patents Act Sections 1(1) and 14(5)
Keywords
Clarity, Novelty, Section 20 period
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application concerns a method of analysing the movement of a golf club during a ‘pre-swing’ period to determine a point of rotation. The Hearing Officer considered the main claim and concluded that its scope was dependent on the meaning of the term ‘pre-swing’ and that the term was defined within the specification such that it provided no meaningful limitation upon the main claim. As such the Hearing Officer found that the claims did not clearly define the scope of protection being sought. The Hearing Officer also concluded that the main claim, insofar as it could be construed, lacked novelty. The Hearing Officer also considered, and refused, a request to extend the Section 20 period. She therefore refused the application.



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