Patent decision

BL number
O/321/05
Concerning rights in
GB 2361753
Hearing Officer
Mrs S Williams
Decision date
8 December 2005
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Bio Pure Technology Limited, Roy Peter Maunder and David Whitmore Hilton
Provisions discussed
PA.Act 1977 Section 13(1) and 13(3)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

As a result of an uncontested application filed under section 13(1) and 13(3) by Bio Pure Technology Limited, it was found that David Whitmore Hilton should be named as sole inventor in the published patent application and the granted patent for the invention. The comptroller directed that an addendum slip be prepared mentioning David Whitmore Hilton as sole inventor and stating that Roy Peter Maunder should not have been named as an inventor. The decision serves as a certificate, issued in accordance with section 13(3), to the effect that Roy Peter Maunder should not have been mentioned as an inventor in the published patent application and granted patent for the invention.

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