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Cite as: [2023] UKIntelP o000623, [2023] UKIntelP o623

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Patent decision

BL number
O/0006/23
Concerning rights in
GB1803221.9
Hearing Officer
Mr P Thorpe
Decision date
4 January 2023
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Christopher Nigel Ashton
Provisions discussed
Patents Act Section 1(1)(b) and 1(2)
Keywords
Excluded fields (allowed), Inventive step
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The invention relates to a game played on a marked field area or golf course using a ball and ball launcher. The invention aims to provide a permanent or temporary ground-marked game which can be played on field areas or golf courses, which may otherwise remain unused for periods of time (for example, due to weather and seasons). The invention which was directed to the apparatus for playing the game was found to be obvious but not excluded. The application was refused.

Full decisionO/0006/23 PDF document 384Kb

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