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 2023
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 | 6990 10 May 2023 | 4 weeks | Motion detector | G06B | Orisec Limited |
27 | 6986 12 April 2023 | 4 weeks | Ink composition comprising siloxane surfactant and metal conductivity salt | C09D | Domino Printing Sciences PLC |
27 | 6984 29 March 2023 | 4 weeks | Thermostatic control device | F16K | Chalmor Limited |
75 Before the Court | 6983 22 March 2022 | 14 days | Additional modulation information signaling for high speed downlink packet access | H04L | Nokia Technologies OY HP-2021-000022 Bird & Bird LLP 12 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1JP |
75 Before the Court | 6982 15 March 2022 | 14 days | Implicit DRX cycle length adjustment control in lte_active mode | H04W | Interdigital Technology Corporation HP-2021-000047 Bird & Bird LLP 12 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1JP |
27 | 6982 15 March 2023 | 4 weeks | Thermostatic control device | F16K | Chalmor Limited |
75 Before the Court | 6979 22 February 2023 | 14 days | Communication system | H04B | Koninklijke Philips N.V. HP-2022-000010 Bristows LLP 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DH |
75 Before the Court | 6975 25 January 2023 | 14 days | Apparatus, method and computer program product providing multiplexing for data-non-associated control channel | H04B | Nokia Technologies OY HP-2021-000022 Taylor Wessing LLP 5 New Street Square London EC4A 3TW |
75 Before the Court | 6975 25 January 2023 | 14 days | Analyte monitoring device | A61B | Abbott Diabetes Care Inc HP-2021-000025 Taylor Wessing LLP 5 New Street Square London EC4A 3TW |
75 Before the Court | 6975 25 January 2023 | 2 weeks | Medical device inserters and processes of inserting and using medical devices | A61B | Abbott Diabetes Care Inc HP-2021-000025 Taylor Wessing LLP 5 New Street Square London EC4A 3TW |
Opposition table 2022
Section | Patents Journal | Deadline for filing opposition
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