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	United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> Dowa Metaltech Co., Ltd, Yazaki Corporation, Hirofumi Takei, Hiroshi Miyazawa, Kentaro Asai, Takayoshi Endo and Takaya Kondo (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o28913 (16 July 2013) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2013/o28913.html Cite as: [2013] UKIntelP o28913

Patent decision

BL number: O/289/13
Concerning rights in: EP 1643015
Hearing Officer: Mr A R Bushell
Decision date: 16 July 2013
Person(s) or Company(s) involved: Dowa Metaltech Co., Ltd, Yazaki Corporation, Hirofumi Takei, Hiroshi Miyazawa, Kentaro Asai, Takayoshi Endo and Takaya Kondo
Provisions discussed: PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords: Inventorship
Related Decisions: None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Takayoshi Endo and Takaya Kondo under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Takayoshi Endo and Takaya Kondo should be mentioned as joint inventors along with Hirofumi Takei, Hiroshi Miyazawa and Kentaro Asai in the granted patent for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning them as joint inventors be prepared for the granted patent for the invention.

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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions

Dowa Metaltech Co., Ltd, Yazaki Corporation, Hirofumi Takei, Hiroshi Miyazawa, Kentaro Asai, Takayoshi Endo and Takaya Kondo (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o28913 (16 July 2013)

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