Patent decision

BL number

O/005/13

Concerning rights in

GB2452595

Hearing Officer

Mr A R Bushell

Decision date

4 January 2013

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH, Derek John Hindle and Martin Carey Bull

Provisions discussed

PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)

Keywords

Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Martin Carey Bull under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Martin Carey Bull should be mentioned as a joint inventor along with Derek John Hindle in the published patent application and granted patent for the invention. It was directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as a joint inventor be prepared for the published patent application and granted patent for the invention.

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