Patent decision

BL number

O/684/21

Concerning rights in

GB2581239

Hearing Officer

Mrs S Eaves

Decision date

20 September 2021

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Xiamen Aquasu Electric Shower Co. Ltd, DLP Ltd, Quanduo Hou, Yan Zeng, Weibin Li, Yihui Hong, Shaohong Gao, Yuefeng Gao and Robert Finch

Provisions discussed

PA Act 1977 Section 37; 13(1)

Keywords

Entitlement, Inventorship

Related Decisions

None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Xiamen Aquasu Electric Shower Co. Ltd the patent proprietor, under Section 37 of the

Patents Act 1977 and rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found

that DLP Ltd should be named as a co-proprietor in respect of patent GB2581239 and

that Robert Finch should be mentioned as a joint inventor.

It was also directed that an addendum slip be prepared to reflect this for the published

patent application and granted patent.

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