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.

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