Patent decision

BL number
O/420/11
Concerning rights in
GB 2462940
Hearing Officer
Mr A R Bushell
Decision date
25 November 2011
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Protean Electric Limited, Yi Li, Rupert Kirby, Jonathan Meyer and Tim Martin
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Protean Electric Limited under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Tim Martin should be mentioned as a joint inventor along with Yi Li, Rupert Kirby and Jonathan Meyer 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 for the invention.

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