Petrowell Limited, Colin Smith and Daniel George Purkis (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o48913 (4 December 2013)
Patent decision
BL number
O/489/13
Concerning rights in
GB1005149.8
Hearing Officer
Mr A R Bushell
Decision date
4 December 2013
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Petrowell Limited, Colin Smith and Daniel George Purkis
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None
Summary
An uncontested application was filed by the proprietor Petrowell Limited under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Daniel George Purkis should be mentioned as a joint inventor along with Colin Smith in the published patent application for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as a joint inventor be prepared for the published patent application for the invention.