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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