Patent decision

BL number
O/093/17
Concerning rights in
EP2487312
Hearing Officer
Mrs S Eaves
Decision date
7 March 2017
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co, Julsta Werke Huls GmbH & Co. KG, Jurgen Heinrich and Christof Hoffjann
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Hella KGaA Hueck & Co and Hulsta Werke Huls GmbH & Co.KG, the patent proprietors, under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Christof Hoffjann should be mentioned as a joint inventor along with Jurgen Heinrich in the granted patent for the invention and it was directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as a joint inventor be prepared for the granted patent for the invention.

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