Patent decision

BL number
O/332/14
Concerning rights in
GB2488225
Hearing Officer
Mr A R Bushell
Decision date
31 July 2014
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited, Jian-Qun Li and Guang-Hui Zhao
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Sections 13(1) and 13(3)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007 and section 13(3) of the Patents Act 1977. It was found that Guang-Hui Zhao should be mentioned as the sole inventor in relation to the granted patent and directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as such be prepared for the published patent application and granted patent for the invention. The decision also serves as a certificate, issued in accordance with section 13(3), to the effect that Jian-Qun Li should not have been mentioned as the sole inventor in both the published patent application and granted patent for the invention.

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