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Rolls-Royce Plc, Douglas John Angus, Alexander Edward Henry Fitzhugh and Michael Thomas Turner (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o26313 (27 June 2013)
Patent decision
- BL number
- O/263/13
- Concerning rights in
- GB 2484569
- Hearing Officer
- Mr A R Bushell
- Decision date
- 27 June 2013
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Rolls-Royce Plc, Douglas John Angus, Alexander Edward Henry Fitzhugh and Michael Thomas Turner
- Provisions discussed
- PA Act 1977 Section 13(3)
- Keywords
- Inventorship
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
As a result of an uncontested application filed under section 13(3) by Rolls-Royce Plc, the comptroller found that Michael Thomas Turner should not have been mentioned as a joint inventor in the published patent application or granted patent for this invention. The decision serves as a certificate to this effect. The comptroller also directed that an addendum slip be prepared for the published patent application and granted patent stating that Michael Thomas Turner should not have been mentioned as a joint inventor.