Manual of Patent Practice – Section 13: Mention of inventor – Guidance

Summary:

Section 13 of the document discusses inventorship in patent applications and granted patents. It emphasizes the importance of mentioning inventors and outlines procedures for including and objecting to inventor details. The section also addresses rectifying errors in inventorship and requesting a certificate to confirm or deny an inventor's identity. Furthermore, when a person is incorrectly mentioned as an inventor, the Office may issue an erratum or addendum to the published application, or an order can be made through s.13(3) to resolve the issue.