Patent decision
- BL number
- O/278/02
- Concerning rights in
- US 09/805377; CA 2339345
- Hearing Officer
- Mr D J Barford
- Decision date
- 17 July 2002
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- British Telecommunications plc v Richard Wyatt, Robert Michael Percival and Raman Kashyap
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 sections 8, 12, 39, 43
- Keywords
- Costs, Entitlement, Orders
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
Held that BT were the rightful owners of the US and Canadian applications.
Mr Yashap was ordered to execute the necessary documents (Messrs Wyatt and Percival already having signed); failing that, BT were authorised to sign on his behalf. Costs awarded against Mr Kashyap, but not Messrs Wyatt and Percival.
Cannings’ United States Application [1992] RPC 459 followed.
Full decision O/278/02 
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