- BL number
- O/307/17
- Concerning rights in
- GB1510481.3
- Hearing Officer
- Mrs C L Davies
- Decision date
- 5 July 2017
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Mr Martin Lister
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 14(3)
- Keywords
- None
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The application relates to an artificial heart comprising left and right chambers each of which comprise four magnetic turbine blades arranged inside a cylindrical magnet such that magnetic repulsion between the cylindrical magnet and the magnetic turbine blades causes the blades to rotate to pump the blood in the chamber, either to the lungs (right chamber) or to the body (left chamber).
Objections regarding insufficiency and novelty were maintained throughout examination. In a decision based solely on the papers, the hearing officer found that the invention was not disclosed in a manner which was clear enough and complete enough for the invention to be performed by a person skilled in the art and refused the application. The hearing officer did not go on to consider the novelty of the invention.