Patent decision

BL number
O/252/20
Concerning rights in
EP16182040.2
Hearing Officer
Mr P Thorpe
Decision date
23 April 2020
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Mr Alan James Hughes and Mr Barry Andrew Davis
Provisions discussed
Patents Act 1977 Section 12 and Rule 77(9)
Keywords
Entitlement
Related Decisions
None

Summary

A reference under section 12 in respect of European patent application EP16182040.2 which names Mr Alan James Hughes and Mr Barry Andrew Davis as co-applicants was unopposed. The Hearing Officer therefore treated Mr Davis as supporting Mr Hughes’ case and therefore ordered that the patent application should proceed solely with Mr Hughes as the named applicant.

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