PowerOasis Ltd, Thomas Paul Groves and Peter William Dale Bishop (Patent) [2014] UKIntelP o01414 (13 January 2014)
Patent decision
BL number
O/014/14
Concerning rights in
GB 2472957
Hearing Officer
Mr A R Bushell
Decision date
13 January 2014
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
PowerOasis Ltd, Thomas Paul Groves and Peter William Dale Bishop
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None
Summary
An uncontested application was filed by PowerOasis Ltd under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Peter William Dale Bishop should be mentioned as a joint inventor along with Thomas Paul Groves in the published patent application and granted patent for the invention, and directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as a joint inventor be prepared for both the published patent application and granted patent for the invention.