Patent decision

BL number

O/439/16

Concerning rights in

GB0215832.7, GB0215833.5, WO2004/005355, WO2004/004880, EP1519963 and EP1526914

Hearing Officer

Mr S Probert

Decision date

20 September 2016

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Provisions discussed

Sect 39, Sect 12

Keywords

Entitlement

Related Decisions

O/287/16

Summary

Professor Galip Akay made several inventions in the course of his normal duties as a professor at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. He filed a number of patent applications concerning these inventions. His employer claimed that the inventions, and the patent applications relating to them, belonged to his employer by virtue of section 39(1)(a).

Neither Prof. Akay, nor any other interested party, filed a counter statement so the proceedings were uncontested. The Hearing Officer made an order transferring all rights in the inventions to the claimant.

Full decision O/439/16 73Kb