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Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2023

Intellectual Property Office

September 1
12:26 2023

Overview

The table below shows information about opinion requests we have received in 2020 and what stage each request has reached.

For example, you can see whether:

  • you can file observations on a request or whether the period for doing so has expired
  • we have issued an opinion
  • the person who filed the request has withdrawn it
  • we have refused a request for an opinion. Where weve issued a decision refusing the request, you can view this in our decisions database

Further information

If you would like more information about a particular request please contact us by:

2023 requests

Opinion number Patent/SPC number, title and owner Requester and request date Issue (Infringement and/or Validity) Observations deadline Outcome
06/23 GB2554714

Worktop fitting

Lee Jackson
Trend Tool Technology Ltd (Dolleymores)

26 July 2023
Validity 25 August 2023
05/23 EP1642841

Stretchable cover for receptacles

British Polythene Limited
Bailey Walsh & Co LLP

30 June 2023
Infringement 1 August 2023
04/23 GB2553155B

Communications systems and methods

Expro North Sea Limited
CSY London

23 July 2023
Validity 26 July 2023
03/23 GB2521750

Point-of-sale display for use by a beverage vendor

Digital PS Limited
Valpar Micro Matic Limited

23 June 2023
Validity 27 July 2023
02/23 GB 2586041

Cladding Board

Duracomposites Limited
Aiden Bell

6 June 2023
Infringement and Invalidity 7 July 2023 Issued 31 August 2023

Opinion 02/23 (PDF, 296 KB, 15 pages)
01/23 GB246142

Rainbow Paper-Fibres

Security Fibres UK Limited
Dr John Drinkwater

5 February 2023
Invalidity N/A Withdrawn
Published 9 June 2023
Last updated 1 September 2023 +show all updates
  1. Added Final Opinion 02/23.

  2. New opinion 06/23 added.

  3. New opinion 05/23 added.

  4. New opinions 03/23 and 04/23 added.

  5. New opinion 01/23 added.

  6. First published.

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