Patent decision

BL number
O/763/18
Concerning rights in
GB2538424, GB2558804, GB2558805, GB2558806, GB2558807, GB2559506, GB2559507, GB2560606, GB2560607, GB2560651, GB2560652, GB2560653, GB2560465 and GB2560660
Hearing Officer
Mrs J Roberts
Decision date
28 November 2018
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Juul Labs UK Holdco Limited, James Monsees, Adam Bowen, Nicholas Hatton, Steven Christensen, Ariel Atkins, Kevin Lomeli, Christopher Nicholas HibmaCronan and Joshua Morenstein
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by the proprietor Juul Labs UK Holdco Limited under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Christopher Nicholas HibmaCronan and Johsua Morenstein should be mentioned as joint inventors along with James Monsees, Adam Bowen, Nicholas Hatton, Steven Christensen, Ariel Atkins and Kevin Lomeli, in the published patent applications and granted patents for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning them as joint inventors be prepared for the published patent applications and granted patents for the invention.

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