Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Act 2017

Decision to refuse to issue KDB certificate

13. Where the Controller is not satisfied that the invention the subject of the application meets all the requirements of Part 2 , he or she shall give the applicant a notice in writing—

(a) stating that the Controller refuses to issue a KDB certificate in respect of the invention because he or she is not satisfied that the invention meets all the requirements of Part 2 ,

(b) setting out the grounds on which the Controller is not so satisfied (including referring the applicant to the relevant provisions of this Act), and

(c) stating that the applicant may, if the applicant so wishes, make a request under section 14 to the Controller to cause a review of the decision to be carried out.