Guidance

Requests for opinions: 2023

Information about opinions requests we have received this year.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 9 June 2023
• Last updated: 21 February 2024 — See all updates

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• the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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 we’ve 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:

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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	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 21 February 2024 + show all updates

1. 21 February 2024

   Final opinion 09/23 added.

2. 19 January 2024

   Final opinion 08/23 added.

3. 3 January 2024

   Opinion 01/24 has been removed and added to the Requests for opinions:2024 page.

4. 2 January 2024

   Opinion number 01/24 added.

5. 29 November 2023

   Opinion number 09/12 added.

6. 22 November 2023

   Final opinion 07/23 added.

7. 31 October 2023

   Opinion number 08/23 added.

8. 23 October 2023

   Final opinion 06/23 added.

9. 28 September 2023

   Final opinion 05/23 added.

10. 21 September 2023

    Final opinion 04/23 added.

11. 14 September 2023

    Final opinion 03/23 added.

12. 1 September 2023

    Opinion number 07/23 added.

13. 1 September 2023

    Added Final Opinion 02/23.

14. 1 August 2023

    New opinion 06/23 added.

15. 5 July 2023

    New opinion 05/23 added.

16. 28 June 2023

    New opinions 03/23 and 04/23 added.

17. 13 June 2023

    New opinion 01/23 added.

18. 9 June 2023

    First published.