Patent decision
- BL number
- O/060/20
- Concerning rights in
- GB2566436
- Hearing Officer
- Mrs S Eaves
- Decision date
- 31 January 2020
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Whistling Dixie Limited, Malcolm Topping and Kevin Urquhart
- Provisions discussed
- PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
- Keywords
- Inventorship
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
An uncontested application was filed by Whistling Dixie Limited, the patent proprietor, under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Kevin Urquhart should have been mentioned as a joint inventor along with Malcolm Topping.
It was also directed that an addendum slip be prepared to reflect this for the published patent application for the invention.
Full decision O/060/20 
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