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Duncan Morriss Butlin [2003] UKIntelP o06903 (15 March 2003)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/069/03
Concerning rights in
GB9815478.4
Hearing Officer
Mr H Jones
Decision date
15 March 2003
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Duncan Morriss Butlin
Provisions discussed
PA.1977 section 1(2)(d)
Keywords
Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions
None

Summary

The application relates to a two-sided vehicle number plate where the background colour of the display makes the sex, age or martial status of the driver immediately apparent to other road users. A quick-release mechanism allows the plate to be reversed to present a differently coloured background when a driver of the opposite sex takes control of the vehicle. The invention is distinguished from the prior art by virtue of the information conveyed by the background colour of the plate. This distinction serves no technical purpose.


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