Patent decision

BL number

O/243/09

Concerning rights in

EP (UK) 1868442

Hearing Officer

Mrs S Williams

Decision date

18 August 2009

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Colin R Hart, Paul J Joynt, Stork Townsend Inc.. Brent M Veldkamp, Jarrod A Grim and Robert T Seaberg

Provisions discussed

Patents Act 1977 Section 13(1)

Keywords

Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

Colin R Hart and Paul J Joynt both filed uncontested applications under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007 to the effect that they should also have been named as joint inventors in the granted patent. The applications were consolidated. The comptroller found that Colin R Hart and Paul J Joynt should be mentioned as joint inventors along with Brent M Veldkamp, Jarrod A Grim and Robert T Seaberg in the granted EP (UK) patent and directed, in accordance with rule 10(1), that an addendum slip mentioning them as joint inventors be prepared for the granted patent for the invention.

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