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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• the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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

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• email: opinions@ipo.gov.uk

2021 requests

Opinion number	Patent/SPC number, title and owner	Requester and request date	Issue (Infringement and/or Validity)	Observations deadline	Outcome
24/21	GB2538504 Garden watering controllers SA Exel Industries	Meissner Bolte (UK) Limited 22 December 2021	Validity	21 January 2022	Issued on 2 March 2022 Opinion 24/21 (PDF, 346 KB, 17 pages)
23/21	EP2593015 Classification of impacts from sensor data The Cleveland Clinic Foundation	HitlQ c/o Albright IP Limited 12 November 2021	Validity	10 December 2021	Issued on 3 February 2022 Opinion 23/21 (PDF, 489 KB, 20 pages)
22/21	EP2593015 Classification of impacts from sensor data The Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Prevent Biometrics Inc 12 October 2021	Infringement	12 November 2021	Issued on 7 January 2022 Opinion 22/21 (PDF, 408 KB, 15 pages)
21/21	EP3132443 Methods, encoder and decoder for linear predictive encoding and decoding of sound signals upon transition between frames having different sampling rates Voiceage Corporation	Jenner & Block London LLP 13 October 2021	Validity	12 November 2021	Issued on 10 January 2022 Opinion 21/21 (PDF, 400 KB, 12 pages)
20/21	EP2102619 Method and device for coding transition frames in speech signals Voiceage Corporation	Jenner & Block London LLP 12 October 2021	Validity	11 November 2021	Issued on 10 January 2022 Opinion 20/21 (PDF, 274 KB, 12 pages)
19/21	EP2356191 Abrasive particles having a unique morphology Diamond Innovations Inc	Carpmaels & Ransford LLP 8 October 2021	Validity	10 November 2021	Issued on 5 January 2022 Opinion 19/21 (PDF, 359 KB, 11 pages)
18/21	EP3465578 Methods and systems to establish trusted peer-to-peer communications between nodes in a blockchain network Nchain Holdings Limited	Barker Brettell LLP 1 September 2021	Validity	5 October 2021	Issued on 17 November 2021 Opinion 18/21 (PDF, 196 KB, 12 pages)
16/21	GB2528484 Protective garment Bibado Ltd	Be-Baby Limited 28 July 2021	Validity	10 September 2021	Issued on 18 October 2021 Opinion 16/21 (PDF, 404 KB, 12 pages)
15/21	EP2365150 Lost Shuttering KFIP Limited	KFIP Limited 6 August 2021	Validity and infringement	7 September 2021	Issued on 28 October 2021 Opinion 15/21 (PDF, 509 KB, 14 pages)
14/21	EP2667922 Shield apparatus Prosys International Ltd	Prosys International Ltd 2 August 2021	Infringement	2 September 2021	Issued on 29 October 2021 Opinion 14/21 (PDF, 271 KB, 11 pages)
13/21	GB2582713 Method of shoreline wave energy capture William Kingston	William Kingston 23 July 2021	Validity	2 September 2021	Issued on 21 October 2021 Opinion 13/21 (PDF, 364 KB, 8 pages)
12/21	GB2477599 Pressure enhancing device Wrightsolar Ltd	Maucher Jenkins 20 July 2021	Infringement  View the original news story Related Articles Scroll Back To Top 📄More Articles Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2022Tuesday, 5 Jul Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2022Monday, 11 Jul Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2022Wednesday, 20 Jul Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2022Monday, 25 Jul Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2022Monday, 8 Aug Comments Scroll Back To Top ✎Write Comment We don't have any comments for this article yet. Why not join in and start a discussion. Write a Comment Scroll Back To Top Your name: Your email: Comments: Post my comment  Sponsored Advert   Ministerial Departmental News   PM's Office, 10 Downing Street   Cabinet Office   Department for Business, Innovation and Skills   Department for Communities and Local Government   Department for Culture, Media and Sport   Department for Education   Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs   Department for International Development   Department for Transport   Department for Work and Pensions   Department of Energy and Climate Change   Department of Health   Foreign and Commonwealth Office   HM Treasury   Home Office   Ministry of Defence   Ministry of Justice   Northern Ireland Office   Scotland Office   Wales Office   See all departments News Calendar Recent Comments  Sponsored Advert   Follow Us on Twitter Tweets by @gov_wire  Latest Government News Guidance: Hold a bird gathering Guidance: Notice to Traders 35/24 - Milk Products Import Quota Guidance: Air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen Guidance: Sentencing guidance for the Service Courts Press release: Royal Navy ship joins international effort to build pier for aid delivery into Gaza by sea Guidance: Contact MHRA Guidance: United Kingdom Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA) Correspondence: Circular 004/2024: cryptoasset confiscation order provisions Correspondence: Circular 005/2024: cryptoasset forfeiture provisions Transparency data: Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber cause list    Business Climate Crime Defence Economy Environment Housing Immigration NHS Overseas Schools Tax Transport Work ALL ❯ © 2024 Copyright CliqTo Media Ltd. Registered in England, company number 7575287. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Copyright Notice Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Share This Enjoyed this? Why not share it with others if you've found it useful by using one of the tools below: