Patent decision

BL number
O/570/17
Concerning rights in
EP2628544
Hearing Officer
Mrs S Eaves
Decision date
15 November 2017
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Alfa Laval Corporate AB, Syncrude Canada Ltd, Leonard Borgström, Lasse Hurnasti, Daniel John Bulbuc, David Harold Childs, Thaddeus Eugene Kizior and Kevin Reid
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 37; Patents Act 13(1)
Keywords
Entitlement, Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

As a result of an uncontested reference and application filed under section 37 and rule 10(2) by Alfa Laval Corporate AB it was found that Daniel John Bulbuc, David Harold Childs, Thaddeus Eugene Kizior and Kevin Reid should be mentioned as joint inventors along with Leonard Borgström and Lasse Hurnasti in respect of patent number EP (UK) 2628544 and therefore under section 39 of the Patents Act 1977 Syncrude Canada Ltd should be named as a joint proprietor. It was directed that the patents register be updated and an addendum slip be prepared to reflect this finding.

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