Patent decision

BL number

O/911/21

Concerning rights in

GB 1913129.1

Hearing Officer

Miss J Pullen

Decision date

16 December 2021

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Mr John Charles Keohane

Provisions discussed

Sections 1(1)(a)

Keywords

Novelty

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention relates to viewing 3D images. A normal tv display screen is used for displaying background images. A transparent display screen, positioned in front of the normal tv display, is used for displaying foreground images. The two display screens are held a short gap apart by a spacer or some other appropriate means. Content (including a foreground image and a background image) is sent to the two screens separately, but in sync with each other, so that the foreground image shown on the transparent screen and the background image shown on the background screen can be viewed by a user as a complete (3D) image.

The Hearing Officer found the invention to lack novelty over two of the citations. Following this they did not deem it necessary to consider the remaining objections raised by the examiner.

The Hearing Officer refused the application under s(18)(3).

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