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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> Medimmune Vaccines, Inc., Robert George Trager, George Kemble, Richard M. Schwartz, Harshvardhan Mehta, Vu Truong-Le, Zhongying Chen, A. Alfred Pan, Eric Tsao, Kathy Chiaoyin Wang, Luisa Yee, Palani Balu, John Michael Berry and Weldong Cui (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o43513 (4 November 2013)
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Cite as: [2013] UKIntelP o43513
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Medimmune Vaccines, Inc., Robert George Trager, George Kemble, Richard M. Schwartz, Harshvardhan Mehta, Vu Truong-Le, Zhongying Chen, A. Alfred Pan, Eric Tsao, Kathy Chiaoyin Wang, Luisa Yee, Palani Balu, John Michael Berry and Weldong Cui (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o43513 (4 November 2013)
Patent decision
- BL number
- O/435/13
- Concerning rights in
- EP 1597400
- Hearing Officer
- Mr A R Bushell
- Decision date
- 4 November 2013
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Medimmune Vaccines, Inc., Robert George Trager, George Kemble, Richard M. Schwartz, Harshvardhan Mehta, Vu Truong-Le, Zhongying Chen, A. Alfred Pan, Eric Tsao, Kathy Chiaoyin Wang, Luisa Yee, Palani Balu, John Michael Berry and Weldong Cui
- Provisions discussed
- PA Act 1977 Sections 13(1) and 13(3)
- Keywords
- Inventorship
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
An uncontested application was filed by Medimmune Vaccines, Inc. under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007 and section 13(3) of the Patents Act 1977. It was found that both John Michael Berry and Weldong Cui should be mentioned as joint inventors in relation to the granted EP (UK) patent and directed that an addendum slip mentioning them as such be prepared for the granted patent for the invention. The decision also serves as a certificate, issued in accordance with section 13(3), to the effect that George Kemble, Zhongying Chen, A. Alfred Pan, Eric Tsao, Kathy Chiaoyin Wang and Palani Balu should not have been mentioned as joint inventors in the granted EP (UK) patent for the invention.