Patent decision

BL number
O/412/11
Concerning rights in
GB1013684.4
Hearing Officer
Mr A R Bushell
Decision date
22 November 2011
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Bruker Daltonik GmbH, Jochen Franzen, Thorsten Benter, Hendrik Kersten, Matthias Lorenz and Klaus J. Brockmann
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Bruker Daltonik GmbH under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Thorsten Benter, Hendrik Kersten, Matthias Lorenz and Klaus J. Brockmann should be mentioned as joint inventors along with Jochen Franzen in the published patent application for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning them as joint inventors be prepared for the published patent application for the invention.

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