Intellectual Property Office
October 21
07:27
2024
Overview
The table below shows information about opinion requests we have received in 2024 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- the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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
2024 requests
| Opinion number | Patent/SPC number, title and owner | Requester and request date | Issue (Infringement and/or Validity) | Observations deadline | Outcome |
| 23/24 | GB2557957 A fire resistant recessable light unit Integral Memory Plc | Maucher Jenkins 15 October 2024 | Infringement | 18 November 2024 | |
| 22/24 | GB2521049 Monitoring and operation of a liquid flow circuit containing a chemical additive Sentinel Performance Solutions Limited | Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP 3 October 2024 | Validity | 6 November 2024 | |
| 21/24 | GB2605850 Bioprocessing system Cellular Origins Limited | Murgitroyd & Company 16 September 2024 | Validity | 23 October 2024 | |
| 20/24 | GB2607511 Methods and systems for production of high fibre baked goods Intercontinental Great Brands LLC | Beck Greener LLP 27 August 2024 | Validity | 26 September 2024 | |
| 19/24 | EP2782559 Pharmaceutical Composition Comprising Myo-Inositol and D-Chiro-Inositol LO. LI. Pharma S.R.L. | Polybiotics Ltd 23 August 2024 | Validity | 24 September 2024 | |
| 18/24 | GB2563239 Downhole apparatus and associated methods Vulcan Completion Products UK Limited | Shaanxi Newland Industrial Corporation Limited 15 August 2024 | Validity | 17 September 2024 | |
| 17/24 | GB2479938 A cushion case and a cushion Dick Beijen Pauline Kathleen Eaton | Made by Koa Ltd 14 August 2024 | Infringement | 13 September 2024 | |
| 16/24 | GB2598546 Manifold for a Sprinkler System Riserteq Limited | Hydrotech Fire & Mechanical Limited 7 August 2024 | Validity | 6 September 2024 | |
| 15/24 | EP2566699 System and Method for Capturing and Translating Braille Embossing Perkins School for the Blind | Paige Braille Ltd 30 July 2024 | Validity | 2 August 2024 | |
| 14/24 | EP2834423 Offshore structures and associated apparatus and methods Planet 42B Limited | Planet 42B Limited 29 July 2024 | Infringement | 29 August 2024 | |
| 13/24 | EP3344843 Finger guard for a winged door Planet GDZ AG. | Swindell & Pearson Limited 9 July 2024 | Validity | 9 August 2024 | Issued 1 October 2024 |
| 12/24 | GB2482797 A trap Goodnature Limited | Reddie & Grose 3 July 2024 | Validity | 2 August 2024 | Issued 27 September 2024 |
| 11/24 | GB2613005 Carrier for skis Michael Antoniou | Michael Antoniou 18 July 2024 | Invalidity | 18 July 2024 | Issued 16 September 2024 |
| 10/24 | EP2563869 UV-curable acrylate based ink, a process and an ink base for its production HAPA AG | Appleyard Lees IP LLP 7 June 2024 | Validity | 9 July 2024 | |
| 09/24 | GB2491085 Transportable system for generating and injecting oxygen in situ for cages in the sea OXZO S.A | Poseidon Ocean Systems Ltd. 23 May 2024 | Validity | 26 June 2024 | Issued 7 August 2024 |
| 08/24 | EP2300673 Lock mechanism Avocet Hardware (UK) Limited | Archibald Kenrick & Sons Limited 22 May 2024 | Infringement | 25 June 2024 | Issued 19 July 2024 |
| 07/24 | EP2782559 Pharmaceutical composition comprising myo-inositol and d-chiro-inositol Lo. Li. Pharma S.R.L., | Amina Hersi 2 April 2024 |