Patent decision
- BL number
- O/320/06
- Concerning rights in
- GB 9814507.1, PCT/GB99/02090, EP 99929525.6, Australia 4631799
- Hearing Officer
- Mr R C Kennell
- Decision date
- 9 November 2006
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- I.D.A. Ltd and others v University of Southampton and others
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 sections 8, 12, 13
- Keywords
- Entitlement, Inventorship, Orders
- Related Decisions
- O/067/02, O/444/02, O/456/02, O/516/02, O/265/03, O/086/04, O/292/06
Summary
In accordance with the order of the Court of Appeal dated 22/03/2006, the hearing officer ordered the correction of inventorship details and assignment to I.D.A. Ltd of a number of applications and patents. The issue of costs before the comptroller and whether the claimants were entitled to compensatory costs was adjourned to a further hearing.
Full decision O/320/06 303Kb