PEB Patent (UK) Practice Questions - UK Patent Attorney Qualifying Examinations (PEB) Exam - PEB Patent (UK) Practice Questions - UK Patent Attorney Qualifying Examinations (PEB) Exam

Question 1

Under section 1(1) of the UK Patents Act 1977, a patent may be granted for an invention only if four conditions are met. Which of the following is NOT one of those statutory conditions?

The invention is new The invention involves an inventive step The invention has been commercially exploited by the applicant The invention is capable of industrial application

Correct Answer:

The invention has been commercially exploited by the applicant

Question 2

An inventor describes her new algorithm purely as a mathematical method for compressing data, with no specified technical implementation. Under section 1(2) of the Patents Act 1977, how is such subject matter treated?

It is excluded as such, but a claim producing a technical contribution may be allowable It is automatically patentable because algorithms are inventions It is excluded absolutely and can never form part of any patent It is patentable only if registered as a design first

Correct Answer:

It is excluded as such, but a claim producing a technical contribution may be allowable

Question 3

Which four-step approach does the Court of Appeal in Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings / Macrossan apply when deciding whether claimed subject matter falls within the section 1(2) exclusions?

Construe the claim; identify the contribution; ask if it falls solely within excluded matter; check whether the contribution is technical Search; examine; oppose; appeal Novelty; inventive step; industrial application; sufficiency Identify the skilled person; common general knowledge; differences; obviousness

Correct Answer:

Construe the claim; identify the contribution; ask if it falls solely within excluded matter; check whether the contribution is technical

Question 4

Under section 2(1) and 2(2) of the Patents Act 1977, an invention is new if it does not form part of the 'state of the art'. What does the state of the art comprise?

Only matter published in the United Kingdom Only matter held in patent offices worldwide Only matter the applicant was personally aware of All matter made available to the public anywhere by written or oral description, by use or in any other way before the priority date

Correct Answer:

All matter made available to the public anywhere by written or oral description, by use or in any other way before the priority date

Question 5

Under section 2(3) of the Patents Act 1977, an earlier-filed but later-published UK or EP(UK) patent application with an earlier priority date forms part of the state of the art for which purpose only?

Novelty only Inventive step only Both novelty and inventive step Industrial applicability only

Correct Answer:

Novelty only

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