Patent decision
- BL number
- O/275/13
- Concerning rights in
- GB 2479863 A GB2458698B
- Hearing Officer
- Mr P Thorpe
- Decision date
- 23 July 2013
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Fireworks Fire Protection Limited and Watermist Limited And Mr Andrew James Cooke and Mr Kevin Alan Lesley Musk
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act Sections 8, 13,37 and 39
- Keywords
- Employees / employment
- Related Decisions
- O/201/11, O/049/12
Summary
The decision relates to a claim by Fireworks Ltd to entitlement to a pending patent application proceeding in the name of Mr Cooke and Mr Musk and a claim by Mr Cooke to entitlement to a separate patent granted to Watermist Ltd. Both patents relate to fire suppression equipment. Mr Cooke and Mr Musk were employees of Fireworks at the time that both inventions were made. The case hinged mainly on the credibility of the various witnesses who were cross examined. Both claims were unsuccessful.
Full decision O/275/13 
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