- BL number
- O/643/20
- Concerning rights in
- GB1801845.7
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Mason
- Decision date
- 17 December 2020
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- XIHUA UNIVERSITY
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act 1977 Section 1(2) and Section 14(5)
- Keywords
- Clarity
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The invention concerns mining database items and sequencing data in order to improve computational speed. The examiner formed the view the claims of the application were unclear and that they concerned an excluded invention, inasmuch as they could be construed.
The hearing officer found the claims to be ambiguous, noting the applicant provided no reasoned response to the examiner’s last report. Consequently, the hearing officer was unable to form a view on whether the invention was excluded. The application was refused under Section 18(3).
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