Patent decision

BL number

O/169/08

Concerning rights in

GB2437278

Hearing Officer

Mrs S Williams

Decision date

18 June 2008

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Power-Sprays Limited, Ian G. White and Glyn Andrew Bosley

Provisions discussed

PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)

Keywords

Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Power-Sprays Limited, originally under section 13(1) of the Patents Act 1977 though the application was subsequently taken as filed under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Glyn Andrew Bosley should also be mentioned as a joint inventor in any patent granted for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as joint inventor be prepared for the published patent application for the invention.

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