Patent decision
- BL number
- O/335/08
- Concerning rights in
- GB2433363
- Hearing Officer
- Mrs S Williams
- Decision date
- 22 December 2008
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Cambridge Semiconductor Limited, Niek van der Duijn Schouten and David Michael Garner
- Provisions discussed
- PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
- Keywords
- Inventorship
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
An uncontested application was filed by Cambridge Semiconductor Limited under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Niek van der Duijn Schouten should be mentioned as a joint inventor along with David Michael Garner in any patent granted for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning him mentioning him as a joint inventor be prepared for the published patent application for the invention.
Full decision O/335/08 18Kb