Patent decision

BL number

O/0447/24

Concerning rights in

GB2584904

Hearing Officer

Mrs J Roberts

Decision date

16 May 2024

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Purple Line Limited, Toby Whitmore, Jonathan Harrison, and Ben Hawkins

Provisions discussed

PA Act 1977 Section 13(1) / Patent Rules 2007 - Rule 10(2)

Keywords

Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by the proprietor Purple Line Limited, under Section 13(1) of the Patents Act 1977. As a result, it was found that Ben Hawkins should be mentioned as a joint inventor in the published patent application and granted patent for the invention. It was also directed that an addendum slip adding Ben Hawkins be prepared for the published patent application and granted patent for the invention.

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