Patent decision

BL number

O/180/12

Concerning rights in

GB 1002832.2

Hearing Officer

Mr A R Bushell

Decision date

30 April 2012

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Building Research Establishment Ltd, The University of Strathclyde, John Mark Counsell, Matthew John Stewart and Andrew Williams

Provisions discussed

PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)

Keywords

Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Building Research Establishment Ltd and The University of Strathclyde under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Matthew John Stewart and Andrew Williams should be mentioned as joint inventors along with John Mark Counsell 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.

Full decision O/180/12 22Kb