Patent decision

BL number

O/0144/23

Concerning rights in

GB2602579

Hearing Officer

Mrs J Roberts

Decision date

9 February 2023

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Legrand AV Inc, Justin Kolz and Aaron Grulkowski

Provisions discussed

Patents Act 1977, S13(1)

Keywords

Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

An application under rule 10(2) of the Patent Rules 2007 was filed by Legrand AV Inc to mention Aaron Grulkowski as a joint inventor along with Justin Kolz. Legrand AV Inc, Justin Kolz and Aaron Grulkowski filed written consent in support of The application. As such, the comptroller considered the application to be unopposed and found that Aaron Grulkowski should be mentioned as a joint inventor along with Justin Kolz in the published patent application for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning Aaron Grulkowski as a joint inventor be prepared for the published patent application for the invention.

Full decision O/0144/23 206Kb