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An invention that defies the laws of physics is not patentable: last week, the High Court upheld the UKIPO's refusal to grant a patent for a mechanism for propelling spacecraft with magnets. It was not capable of industrial application, nor plausible. caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/pat/202...

Mar 25, 2025, 1:08 PM

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