Sufficient conditions are obtained for the nonexistence of solutions to the nonlinear higher order pseudo‐parabolic equation
ut+(−ΔH)mut+(−ΔH)mu=|u|p,(η,t)∈H×(0,∞),
where
normalΔdouble-struckH is the Kohn‐Laplace operator on the (2N + 1)‐dimensional Heisenberg group
double-struckH, m≥1,p > 1. Then, this result is extended to the case of a 2 × 2‐system of the same type. Our technique of proof is based on judicious choices of the test functions in the weak formulation of the sought solutions. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.