Patent decision

BL number

O/055/16

Concerning rights in

GB2502133

Hearing Officer

Mr H Jones

Decision date

29 January 2016

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Ian Dennis Thirkell, WTL Technologies Limited, Len Maxwell

Provisions discussed

PA Act 1977 Section 13(1),13(3),S37

Keywords

Entitlement, Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

UK patent application GB2502133 was applied for in the name of WTL Technologies Limited and names Len Maxwell as the sole inventor. Ian Dennis Thirkell made an application under section 13(3) of the Patents Act 1977 to the effect that Len Maxwell should not be mentioned as inventor, together with a further application under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007 to the effect. that he should have been named as sole inventor in Mr Maxwell’s place. Mr Thirkell has also filed a reference under section 37 of the Act requesting that he be named as sole proprietor of the patent. It was found that IanDennis Thirkell is entitled to be named as sole inventor and proprietor. It was directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as a proprietor and inventor be prepared for the published application and granted patent for the invention.

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