Requests for opinions: 2017
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
Overview
The table below shows information about opinion requests we have received in 2017 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- the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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:
- telephone: +44 (0)1633 813813 or +44 (0)1633 813616
- email: opinions@ipo.gov.uk
2017 requests
| Opinion number | Patent/SPC number, title and owner | Requester and request date | Issue (Infringement and/or Validity) | Observations deadline | Outcome |
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| 25/17 |
GB 2541416 Toothbrush holder Playbrush Limited |
Juha-Pekka Puurunen 2 February 2018 |
Validity | 14 March 2018 | Opinion issued 3 May 2018 |
| 24/17 |
GB 2532833 Antimicrobial plastic door pull handle Titan Healthcare (Anti-Bacterial) Products Limited |
Biocote Limited 17 November 2017 |
Validity | 5 January 2017 | Opinion issued 6 March 2018 |
| 23/17 |
EP1826094 Stroller Maxi Miliaan B.V |
Barker Brettell LLP 24 November 2017 |
Validity | 28 December 2017 | Opinion issued 22 February 2018 |
| 22/17 |
GB2507071 Apparatus for forming the edge of a concrete floor slab with an adjustable extension Shaun Anthony Spurrell |
RCR Flooring Ltd 17 November 2017 |
Validity | 20 December 2017 | Opinion issued 15 February 2018 |
| 21/17 |
EP1062631 Identifying golf balls TopGolf Systems Limited |
Lindsay Golf Ltd 17 November 2017 |
Validity | 20 December 2017 | Opinion issued 18 January 2017 |
| 20/17 |
GB2494312 Method and system for managing a parking lot based on intelligent imaging Park Assist LLC |
Highlight Parking Systems Ltd 10 November 2017 |
Validity | 15 December 2017 | Opinion issued 7 February 2018 |
| 19/17 |
GB2424981 System for detecting the presence of an intruding body Timothy Laurie Somner and Brian Langley |
Mr Tim Somner 1 November 2017 |
Infringement | 4 December 2017 | Opinion issued 19 January 2017 |
| 18/17 |
EP2700769 Hairdressing salon and mobile building for the same IMMOSPA AG |
David Pearce 30 October 2017 |
Validity | 29 November 2017 | Opinion issued 23 January 2017 |
| 17/17 |
GB2517725 Heater suitable for heating a flow of natural gas Utility:IO Group Limited |
Barker Brettell 18 October 2017 |
Validity | 17 November 2017 | Opinion issued 16 January 2017 |
| 16/17 |
GB2540900 Temporary maintenance enclosures and methods of maintaining turbine blades Ventura Wind Energy Limited |
Abel & Imray 5 October 2017 |
Validity | 8 November 2017 | Opinion issued 3 January 2018 |
| 15/17 |
EP2086102 Inverter for converting an electric direct current into an alternating current or an alternating voltage Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V. |
Jenner & Block London LLP 4 October 2017 |
Validity | 6 November 2017 | Opinion issued 21 December 2017 |
| 14/17 |
GB2478028 Container Linpac Packaging Limited |
Ingenium IP 28 September 2017 |
Validity | 30 October 2017 | Withdrawn 2 January 2018 |
| 13/17 |
GB2481806 Electric vehicle with removable and portable means for battery charging Flytrap Designs Ltd |
Flytrap Designs Ltd 26 September 2017 |
Infringement | 27 October 2017 | Opinion issued 21 December 2017 |
| 12/17 |
EP1522638 A stormwater attenuation tank and a method of manufacturing same Carlow Precast Concrete Engineering |
Burren Precast Concrete Ltd 17 July 2017 |
Validity | 18 August 2017 | Opinion issued 13 October 2017 |
| 11/17 |
EP2385261 Self -tapping screw Chia-Ming Chang |
Appleyard Lees IP LLP 6 June 2017 |
Validity | 6 July 2017 | Opinion issued 30 August 2017 |
| 10/17 |
GB2483999 A levelling device Milenco Limited |
Withers & Rogers LLP 22 May 2017 |
Validity | 21 June 2017 | Request withdrawn 20 July 2017 |
| 09/17 |
EP2643238 Sealed container for foodstuffs R. Faerch Plast A/S |
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 25 April 2017 |
Validity | 25 May 2017 | Opinion issued 12 July 2017 |
| 08/17 |
EP1059899 Auxiliary device for putting on therapeutic compression garments, especially tights, knee-length socks and full-length stockings Pawel Sawlewicz |
Haddenham Healthcare Limited 24 April 2017 |
Validity | 24 May 2017 | Opinion issued 7 July 2017 |
| 07/17 |
EP2308855 2,4-diaminopyrimidine derivatives Novartis AG |
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 24 April 2017 |
Validity | 18 May 2017 | Opinion issued 21 July 2017 |
| 06/17 |
EP1229193 Controlled access systems Bernard William Hanning |
Bernard William Hanning 18 April 2017 |
Infringement | 18 May 2017 | Opinion issued 13 July 2017 |
| 05/17 |
GB2349332 Tuft, upholstery and method Handy Limited |
Francis Gillam 28 February 2017 |
Infringement | 30 March 2017 | Opinion issued 26 May 2017 |
| 04/17 |
EP1059899 Auxiliary device for putting on therapeutic compression garments, especially tights, knee-length socks and full-length stockings Pawel Sawlewicz |
Pawel Sawlewicz 24 February 2017 |
Infringement | 29 March 2017 | Opinion issued 24 May 2017 |
| 03/17 |
GB2497560 A guard panel - being a piece of safety equipment Peter David Westlake |
Dummett Copp LLP 27 January 2017 |
Infringement | 1 March 2017 | Opinion issued 27 April 2017 |
| 02/17 |
EP2086102 Inverter for converting an electric direct current into an alternating current or an alternating voltage Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V. |
Jenner & Block London LLP 25 January 2017 |
Validity | 24 February 2017 | Opinion issued 25 April 2017 |
| 01/17 |
EP2568928 Surgical implant Privelop-Spine AG |
Derek Jackson Associates 13 January 2017 |
Validity | 14 February 2017 | Opinion issued 6 April 2017 |
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Final opinion 25/17 added.
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Final outcome 24/17 added.
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Final opinion 23/17 added.
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Final opinion 22/17 added.
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New opinion 25/17 added.
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Final opinion 20/17 added.
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Outcome opinion 18/17.
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Final Opinion 19/17 added.
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Final Opinion 21/17 added.
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Final opinion 17/17 added.
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Opinion 14/17 withdrawn.
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Final Opinion 16/17 added.
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Final opinion 13/17 and 15/17 added.
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Opinion 24/17 added.
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Opinion number 23/17 added.
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New opinion 22/17 added.
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Opinion 21/17 added.
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Opinion 20/17 added.
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Opinion 19/17 added.
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Opinion 18/17 added.
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Opinion 17/17 added.
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Final opinion 12/17 added.
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Opinion 16/17 added.
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Opinion 15/17 added.
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Opinion number 14/17 added.
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Opinion 13/17 added.
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Final opinion 11/17 added.
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Final opinion 10/17 request withdrawn.
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Opinion number 12/17 and outcome for opinion number 07/17 added.
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Final opinion 06/17 added.
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Final opinion 09/17 added.
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Final opinion 08/17 added.
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Opinion 11/17 added.
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Outcome for opinion number 05/17 published.
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Outcome for opinion number 04/17 published.
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Opinion number 10/17 added.
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Final Opinion added for Opinion 03/17 and initial advert for Opinion 09/17.
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Opinion 07/17 and 08/17 added.
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Outcome for opinion number 02/17 added.
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Opinion 06/17 added.
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Outcome for opinion number 01/17 added.
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Opinion 05/17 added.
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New opinion 04/17 added.
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Opinion 03/17 added.
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Opinion 02/17 added.
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