Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2023
The table below shows information about opinion requests we have received in 2023 and what stage each request has reached.
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| 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 | Issued 21 February 2024 Opinion 09/23 (PDF, 642 KB, 17 pages) |
| 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 | Issued 18 January 2024 Opinion 08/23 (PDF, 632 KB, 17 pages) |
| 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 Opinion 07/23 (PDF, 492 KB, 18 pages) |
| 06/23 | GB2554714 Worktop fitting Lee Jackson | Trend Tool Technology Ltd (Dolleymores) 26 July 2023 | Validity | 25 August 2023 | Issued 23 October 2023 Opinion 06/23 (PDF, 550 KB, 11 pages) |
| 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 Opinion 05/23 (PDF, 542 KB, 14 pages) |
| 04/23 | GB2553155B Communications systems and methods Expro North Sea Limited | CSY London 23 July 2023 | Validity | 26 July 2023 | Issued 21 September 2023 Opinion 04/23 (PDF, 341 KB, 10 pages) |
| 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 Opinion 03/23 (PDF, 767 KB, 22 pages) |
| 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| GB246142 Rainbow Paper-Fibres Security Fibres UK Limited | Dr John Drinkwater 5 February 2023 | Invalidity | N/A | Withdrawn |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 23 January 2025 + show all updates
