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Cite as: [2011] UKIntelP o22711

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Marcus David Shelby, Eastman Chemical Company, Wesley Raymond Hale, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Mark Edward Stewart, Martin Emerson Rogers, Spencer Allen Gilliam, Michael Duane Cliffton, Emmett Dudley Crawford, David Scott Porter and Gary Wayne Connell [2011] UKIntelP o22711 (28 June 2011)

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Patent decision

BL number
O/227/11
Concerning rights in
EP 1901871
Hearing Officer
Mr A R Bushell
Decision date
28 June 2011
Person(s) or Company(s) involved
Marcus David Shelby, Eastman Chemical Company, Wesley Raymond Hale, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Mark Edward Stewart, Martin Emerson Rogers, Spencer Allen Gilliam, Michael Duane Cliffton, Emmett Dudley Crawford, David Scott Porter and Gary Wayne Connell
Provisions discussed
PA Act 1977 Section 13(1)
Keywords
Inventorship
Related Decisions
None

Summary

An uncontested application was filed by Eastman Chemical Company under rule 10(2) of the Patents Rules 2007. As a result, it was found that Marcus David Shelby should be mentioned as a joint inventor along with Wesley Raymond Hale, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Mark Edward Stewart, Martin Emerson Rogers, Spencer Allen Gilliam, Michael Duane Cliffton, Emmett Dudley Crawford, David Scott Porter and Gary Wayne Connell in the granted patent for the invention and directed that an addendum slip mentioning him as a joint inventor be prepared for the granted patent for the invention.



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