Patent decision

BL number
O/417/12
Concerning rights in
GB 2456671
Hearing Officer
Mr A R Bushell
Decision date
24 October 2012
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
The Secretary of State for Defence, Emma Virginia Jane Foot, Paul Henry Kaye and Warren Roy Stanley
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by The Secretary of State for Defence under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Emma Virginia Jane Foot should be mentioned as a joint inventor in the published patent application and granted patent for the invention. It was directed that an addendum slip mentioning her as a joint inventor be prepared for the published patent application and granted patent number GB2456671.

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