Intellectual Property Office
November 29
08:54
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- the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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:
- telephone: +44 (0)1633 814443
- email: opinions@ipo.gov.uk
2023 requests
| Opinion number | Patent/SPC number, title and owner | Requester and request date | Issue (Infringement and/or Validity) | Observations deadline | Outcome |
| 09/23 | EP1951971 Decking Plank James Edward Douglas | Zhejiang Bamtech New Material Technology Co., Ltd. 23 November 2023 | Infringement | 27 November 2023 | |
| 08/23 | GB2434830 Method of joining component parts of an assembly and a holder for use in said method Edward Thomas Paine | Edward Thomas Paine 26 October 2023 | Validity | 28 November 2023 | |
| 07/23 | GB2499172 A method for combined cleaning and plugging in a well Hydrasystems AS | Murgitroy 23 August 2023 | Validity | 20 September 2023 | Issued 21 November 2023 |
| 06/23 | GB2554714 Worktop fitting Lee Jackson | Trend Tool Technology Ltd (Dolleymores) 26 July 2023 | Validity | 25 August 2023 | Issued 23 October 2023 |
| 05/23 | EP1642841 Stretchable cover for receptacles British Polythene Limited | Bailey Walsh & Co LLP 30 June 2023 | Infringement | 1 August 2023 | Issued 27 September 2023 |
| 04/23 | GB2553155B Communications systems and methods Expro North Sea Limited | CSY London 23 July 2023 | Validity | 26 July 2023 | Issued 21 September 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 | Issued 13 September 2023 |
| 02/23 | GB 2586041 Cladding Board Duracomposites Limited | Aiden Bell 6 June 2023 | Infringement and Invalidity | 7 July 2023 | Issued 31 August 2023 |
| 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| GB246142 Rainbow Paper-Fibres Security Fibres UK Limited | Dr John Drinkwater 5 February 2023 | Invalidity | N/A | Withdrawn |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 29 November 2023 +show all updates
Last updated 29 November 2023 +show all updates
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