Intellectual Property Office
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Overview
The table below shows information about opinion requests we have received in 2023 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- the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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 Bamt |
Updates to this page
Published 9 June 2023Last updated 22 January 2025 +show all updates
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IPSUM is no longer available and has been replaced by search for a patent
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Final opinion 09/23 added.
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Final opinion 08/23 added.
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Opinion 01/24 has been removed and added to the Requests for opinions:2024 page.
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Opinion number 09/12 added.
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Final opinion 07/23 added.
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Added Final Opinion 02/23.
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New opinion 06/23 added.
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