Patent decision

BL number
O/258/14
Concerning rights in
GB 2500671
Hearing Officer
Mr A R Bushell
Decision date
10 June 2014
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
E.V. Offshore Limited, Jonathan Thursby, Shaun Peck and Matthew Gibson-Ford
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by the proprietor E.V. Offshore Limited under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Matthew Gibson-Ford should be mentioned as a joint inventor along with Jonathan Thursby and Shaun Peck in the published patent application and granted patent for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as a joint inventor be prepared for the published patent application and granted patent for the invention.

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