Intellectual Property Office
In the table below we provide you with information about applications we have received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office. The table also includes information about when you need to file an opposition if you wish to oppose the application to amend.
Where amendments have been filed electronically, you can obtain full details by selecting the patent number. If you are the patent owner(s), you should check these details carefully and inform us if there are any problems. Where amendments have been filed in paper form only, the symbol * appears in the table after the patent number.
In the case of amendments filed under section 75 before the court and under section 27 at the Office, reasons for the amendments are also provided.
You can obtain reasons for the amendments and full details of any amendments filed in paper form by contacting Litigation Section (telephone: +44 (0)1633 814334).
Opposition procedures
Section 75 before the court
If you want to oppose an amendment filed under section 75 before the court, you need to file a notice of opposition at the court. In the notice you need to set out clearly your reasons for opposing the amendment. You need to send us a copy of the notice and send a copy to anyone involved in the court proceedings. You need to do this within 14 days of the advertisement on our web site of the application to amend.
Section 75 before the comptroller and section 27 amendments
If you want to oppose an amendment filed under section 75 before the comptroller or an amendment filed under section 27, you need to complete and send us:
- 2 copies of form 15 with the fee of 50. You will need to pay a further fee of 350 later
- 2 copies of a statement setting out fully the facts of your case and what you want us to do
Opposition table 2024
Section | Patents Journal | Deadline for filing opposition | Patent number and title | International Classification | Proprietor, including court action number (if any) and address for service |
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27 | 7030 14 February 2024 | 4 weeks | Busbars | B32B | Strip Tinning Limited |
75 Before the Court | 7029 7 February 2024 | 14 days | Transcutaneous analyte sensors, applicators therefor, and needle hub comprising anti-rotation feature | A61B | Dexcom, Inc HP-2023-000016 Bird & Bird LLP 12 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1JP |
27 | 7029 7 February 2024 | 4 weeks | Apparatus for an artificial reef and method | E02B | ARC-Marine Ltd |
75 Before the Court | 7028 31 January 2024 | 14 days | Attachment for a hand held appliance | A45D | Dyson Technology Limited HP-2023-000027 Gowling WLG (UK) LLP 4 More London Riverside London SE1 2AU |
75 Before the Court | 7027 24 January 2024 | 14 days | Extraction of lipid from cells and products therefrom | C12P | DSM IP Assets B.V. Powell Gilbert LLP 85 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AE |
75 Before the Court | 7027 24 January 2024 | 14 days | Thraustochytrids, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | C12N | DSM IP Assets B.V. Powell Gilbert LLP 85 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AE |
75 Before the Court | 7026 17 January 2024 | 14 days | Method for inserting analyte sensor | A61B | Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. IP-2023-000012 Taylor Wessing LLP, Hill House 1 Little New Street London EC4A 3JR |
75 Before the Court | 7026 17 January 2024 | 14 days | Medical device inserters | A61B | Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. IP-2023-000012 Taylor Wessing LLP, Hill House 1 Little New Street London EC4A 3JR |