Application under section 13(1) was filed by Research in Motion to mention David Tapuska as a joint inventor. Two of the current inventors Ken Whatmough and John Paul Hayman gave consent to this application but the proprietor was unable to gain the consent of Kristopher Braun. Mr Braun was therefore invited to file a counter-statement in relation to the proceedings but failed to do so. As such, the comptroller considered the application to be unopposed and found that David Tapuska should be mentioned as joint inventor in the published patent application for the invention. The comptroller also directed that an addendum slip be prepared mentioning David Tapuska as joint inventor for the granted patent for the invention.
[2011] UKIntelP o27311
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 19 July 2021; Ref: scu.458444