Patent decision
- BL number
- O/251/11
- Concerning rights in
- GB2438783
- Hearing Officer
- Mr A R Bushell
- Decision date
- 20 July 2011
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd, Michael Sanders, Kevin Wooley Colin Davidson, Steve Sullivan
- Provisions discussed
- PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
- Keywords
- Inventorship
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
Application under section 13(1) was filed by Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd to mention Michael Sanders and Kevin Wooley as joint inventors. Colin Davidson and Steve Sullivan were invited to file a counter-statement in relation to the proceedings but failed to do so. Furthermore, they did not respond to an additional letter from the Office advising that the proceedings would be treated as unopposed. As such, the comptroller considered the application to be unopposed and found that Michael Sanders and Kevin Wooley should be mentioned as a joint inventors in the published patent application and granted patent for the invention. The comptroller also directed that an addendum slip be prepared mentioning Michael Sanders and Kevin Wooley as joint inventors for the published patent application and granted patent for the invention.
Full decision O/251/11 
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