Patent decision
- BL number
- O/538/21
- Concerning rights in
- GB2439947 & GB2446793
- Hearing Officer
- Mrs S Eaves
- Decision date
- 19 July 2021
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Vernacare Limited, Lesley Anne Webster, Garry Partington and Wayne Nelson
- Provisions discussed
- PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
- Keywords
- Inventorship
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
An uncontested application was filed by Vernacare Limited, the patent proprietor, under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Garry Partington and Wayne Nelson should be mentioned as joint inventors. It was also directed that an addendum slip be prepared to reflect this for published patent applications and granted patents GB2439947 and GB2446793 accordingly.
Full decision O/538/21 
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