Patent decision

BL number

O/077/08

Concerning rights in

GB2412156

Hearing Officer

Mrs S Williams

Decision date

14 March 2008

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Daniel B Nielson, Alliant Techsystems Inc., Michael T Rose, Daniel W Doll, James R Hodgson, Robert K Goodell, Randall T Busky and Edward J Bray II

Provisions discussed

PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)

Keywords

Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

Alliant Techsystems Inc. consented to an application filed under section 13(1) by Daniel B Nielson. In the absence of consent from the six named inventors, they were invited to file a counter-statement. No counter-statements were file. As a result the application was considered unopposed and it was found that Daniel B Nielson should be mentioned as a joint inventor in the published patent application and granted patent for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as a joint inventor be prepared for the published patent application and granted patent.

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