It is a legal requirement that the names of any inventors get published on
the early published applications for all patent applications (not just PCT
ones). See for example sections 13 and 16 of the Patents Act 1977.
Therefore Schedule 2 Paragraph 3 of the Data Protection Act applies.
If any inventor has a problem with this, (s)he should ensure that his/her
name is not down as an inventor - but that in turn means that (s)he forgoes
rights under the Patents Act to special remuneration should the invention
prove extremely profitable.
Charles
Professor Charles Oppenheim
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leics LE11 3TU
01509-223065
(fax) 01509-223053
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From: "Pam Rixon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: Personal Data and Patent Applications
> Has anyone ever had any data protection issues with the fact that
inventors
> personal data is posted on the web approx six months after a PCT patent
> filing has been made.
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