Patent decision

BL number

O/456/13

Concerning rights in

EP 2248842 B1

Hearing Officer

Mr P Thorpe

Decision date

14 November 2013

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Malaysian Palm Oil Board

Provisions discussed

Patents Act Sections 13 and 37

Keywords

Entitlement, Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

Malaysian Palm Oil Board filed a reference under sections 13, 37 seeking an order that EP 2248842 B1 belongs solely to Malaysian Palm Oil Board and that further that the Comptroller issue a certificate to the effect that the four named inventors who are or were employees of CTI Biofuels LLC should not have been mentioned as inventors in the Patent. The reference was unopposed and hence the hearing officer made the orders requested.

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