Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd and Akinori Matsumoto and Takayuki Iwaki (Patent): IPO 31 Mar 2003

PO Patent Office – Ex Parte Decisions – As a result of an uncontested application filed under section 13(1) by Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd, it was found that Akinori Matsumoto and Takayuki Iwaki should also be mentioned as joint inventors in any patent granted for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning them as joint inventors be prepared for the published application of the patent.

Judges:

Mrs Williams

Citations:

O/081/03, GB 0124450.8, [2003] UKIntelP o08103

Links:

PO, Bailii

Statutes:

Patents Act 1977 13(1)

Intellectual Property

Updated: 16 October 2022; Ref: scu.455499