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Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd, Michael Sanders, Kevin Wooley Colin Davidson, Steve Sullivan [2011] UKIntelP o25111 (20 July 2011)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/251/11
Concerning rights in
GB2438783
Hearing Officer
Mr A R Bushell
Decision date
20 July 2011
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd, Michael Sanders, Kevin Wooley Colin Davidson, Steve Sullivan
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

Application under section 13(1) was filed by Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd to mention Michael Sanders and Kevin Wooley as joint inventors. Colin Davidson and Steve Sullivan were invited to file a counter-statement in relation to the proceedings but failed to do so. Furthermore, they did not respond to an additional letter from the Office advising that the proceedings would be treated as unopposed. As such, the comptroller considered the application to be unopposed and found that Michael Sanders and Kevin Wooley should be mentioned as a joint inventors in the published patent application and granted patent for the invention. The comptroller also directed that an addendum slip be prepared mentioning Michael Sanders and Kevin Wooley as joint inventors for the published patent application and granted patent for the invention.


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