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3.10.3.3 Entitlement Disputes - Subsection 191A(2)

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Section 191A(2) empowers the Commissioner to make a declaration as to a person's "entitlement to a patent, or a share in a patent".  Thus, where the Commissioner is satisfied that a patent was granted to the wrong person or persons, she may correct the ownership details recorded in the Register. See 3.2.8.

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