Patent decision

BL number
O/032/06
Concerning rights in
EP 1133559
Hearing Officer
Mrs S Williams
Decision date
30 January 2006
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ruoping Chen, Huong T Dang, Chen W Liaw and I-Lin Lin
Provisions discussed
PA. Act 1977 Section 13(1) and 13(3)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

As a result of an uncontested application filed under section 13(1) and 13(3) by Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc, it was found that James N Leonard should be named as joint inventor in the granted patent for the invention along with Ruoping Chen and that Huong T Dang, Chen W Liaw and I-Lin Lin should not have been mentioned as inventors. The comptroller directed that an addendum slip be prepared mentioning James N Leonard and Ruoping Chen as joint inventors and stating that Huong T Dang, Chen W Liaw and I-Lin Lin should not have been named as joint inventors. The decision serves as a certificate, issued in accordance with section 13(3), to the effect that Huong T Dang, Chen W Liaw and I-Lin Lin should not have been mentioned as inventors in the granted patent for the invention.

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