Final decision In an action in respect of Evode against 3M, the contribution of Messrs Birtles and Lovatt who were employees of Evode was held to be enough for them to be named as joint inventors and, accordingly, a finding of co-proprietorship between 3M and Evode was established. After the issue of an interim decision to allow for submissions having regard, inter alia, to the potentially restrictive provisions involving co-proprietorship as set out in section 36(3), simple joint proprietorship was in the event decided
Judges:
Mr G Bridges
Citations:
O/452/00, [2000] UKIntelP o45200
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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See Also – Birtles, Lovatt Evode Ltd v Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (Patent) IPO 4-Dec-2000
Final decision In an action in respect of Evode against 3M, the contribution of Messrs Birtles and Lovatt who were employees of Evode was held to be enough for them to be named as joint inventors and, accordingly, a finding of co-proprietorship . .
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See Also – Birtles, Lovatt Evode Ltd v Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (Patent) IPO 4-Dec-2000
Final decision In an action in respect of Evode against 3M, the contribution of Messrs Birtles and Lovatt who were employees of Evode was held to be enough for them to be named as joint inventors and, accordingly, a finding of co-proprietorship . .
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Intellectual Property
Updated: 21 June 2022; Ref: scu.454020