Guidance

Requests for opinions: 2020

Information about opinions requests we have received this year

From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published
3 January 2020
Last updated
24 March 2021 — See all updates

This guidance was withdrawn on

Page no longer current or required.

Overview

The table below shows information about opinion requests we have received in 2020 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  • the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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

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2020 requests

Opinion number Patent/SPC number, title and owner Requester and request date Issue (Infringement and/or Validity) Observations deadline Outcome
26/20 GB2423721

Ms Fleur Tehrani

 Ms Fleur Tehrani

21 December 2020		 Validity 2 February 2021 Issued on 19 March 2021

Opinion 26/20 (PDF, 624 KB, 20 pages)
25/20 GB2501945

Deluge system

Rigdeluge Global Limited		 Scantech Offshore Limited

2 December 2020		 Validity 5 January 2021 Issued on 25 February 2021

Opinion 25/20 (PDF, 615 KB, 18 pages)
24/20 GB2490802

An improved pvr and a system for the provision of enhanced television services

Alistair Bruce Kelman		 Alistair and Diana Kelman

1 December 2020		 Infringement 31 December 2020 Issued on 16 February 2021

Opinion 24/20 (PDF, 157 KB, 9 pages)
23/20 GB2473159

Improved waste trap

Mcalpine & Co. Ltd		 Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP

26 November 2020		 Validity 30 December 2020 Issued on 18 February 2021

Opinion 23/20 (PDF, 346 KB, 10 pages)
22/20 EP2309897

Display unit for storing and displaying heated goods

FRI-JADO B.V.		 Tandem Patents Limited

29 October 2020		 Validity 2 December 2020 Issued on 27 January 2021

Opinion 22/20 (PDF, 835 KB, 18 pages)
21/20 GB2549512

Cell pack thermal management apparatus and method

Delta Motorsport Limited		 Andrea Braidotti

15 October 2020		 Validity 19 November 2020 Issued on 12 January 2021

Opinion 21/20 (PDF, 1.07 MB, 22 pages)
20/20 GB2549812

Window cleaning pole

Ionic Systems Limited		 JE Evans-Jackson & Co Limited

7 October 2020		 Validity 17 November 2020 Issued 23 December 2020

Opinion 20/20 (PDF, 509 KB, 18 pages)
18/20 GB2575414

Apparatus for sanitisation of brewery containers

Close Brewery Rentals Limited		 Sapphire IP

15 September 2020		 Infringement 15 October 2020 Issued 11 December 2020

Opinion 18/20 (PDF, 229 KB, 5 pages)
17/20 GB2529565

Electric balance vehicle

Hangzhou Chic Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd		 Wuyi Chuangxin Metal Tools Co., Ltd

4 September 2020		 Validity 8 October 2020 Issued 10 November 2020

Opinion 17/20 (PDF, 375 KB, 12 pages)
16/20 EP3277598

Cap for container

Michael Maguire		 Greg Sach

18 August 2020		 Validity 24 September 2020 Issued 11 December 2020

Opinion 16/20 (PDF, 309 KB, 9 pages)
15/20 EP1854859

Cold storage material, cold storage device and very-low-temperature cold storage refrigerator

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd		 Edwards Limited

26 June 2020		 Validity 2 September 2020 Issued 26 October 2020

Opinion 15/20 (PDF, 294 KB, 12 pages)
14/20 EP3060732

Heated inflatable exercise chamber with gas-permeable inner membrane

Hot Pod Yoga Limited AB		 Optix Events LLP

29 May 2020		 Validity 31 August 2020 Opinion withdrawn 15 September 2020
13/20 EP1877205

A production line and a method of shaping profiles

Ingvest AB		 Ingvest AB

27 July 2020		 Infringement 26 August 2020 Opinion issued 20 October 2020

Opinion 13/20 (PDF, 812 KB, 14 pages)
12/20 GB2569042

Beverage capsule

Alex Gort-Barten		 Euro-Caps Holding B.V.

29 July 2020		 Validity 26 August 2020 Issued 26 October 2020

Opinion number 12/20 (PDF, 372 KB, 12 pages)
11/20 GB2406342

Palisade fencing

HW Martin Holdings Limited		 Swindell & Pearson Limited

6 July 2020		 Validity 12 August 2020 Opinion issued 22 September 2020

Opinion 11/20 (PDF, 889 KB, 21 pages)
10/20 GB2476858

Jaw apparatus for stabilising a floating craft against a stationary structure

Ronald Stephen Mattey		 Acapo AS

27 April 2020		 Validity 14 July 2020 Opinion issued 23 November 2020

Opinion 10/20 (PDF, 1.5 MB, 18 pages)
09/20 EP0904081

Aqueous suspensions of 9-hydroxyrisperidone fatty acid esterst

Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.		 Dolleymores

15 May 2020		 Validity 14 July 2020 Opinion withdrawn 29 July 2020
08/20 GB2500162

Method for manufacturing emulsion paint

Newlife Paints Limited		 Andrew Barnwell

8 April 2020		 Validity 19 June 2020 Opinion issued 23 September 2020

Opinion 08/20 (PDF, 191 KB, 11 pages)
07/20 GB2561987

Cassellie Limited

Valve apparatus and method of use thereof		 Beck Greener LLP 28 April 2020 Validity 19 June 2020 Opinion issued 24 September 2020

Opinion 07/20 (PDF, 667 KB, 14 pages)
06/20 EP1498060

Filter cartridge for water reservoir of coffee apparatus

Koninklijke Philips N.V.		 Pozzani Pure Water Limited

19 March 2020		 Validity 21 April 2020 Opinion issued 1 September 2020

Opinion 06/20 (PDF, 286 KB, 10 pages)
05/20 GB2510881

Safety screen

Ischebeck Titan Ltd		 RMD Kwikform

5 March 2020		 Validity 8 April 2020 Opinion issued 13 August 2020

Opinion 05/20 (PDF, 690 KB, 14 pages)
04/20 GB2414601

Apparatus and method for replacing an overhead conductor

Babcock Networks Limited		 Slingco Limited

18 February 2020		 Infringement 20 March 2020 Opinion issued 15 May 2020

Opinion number 04/20 (PDF, 503 KB, 10 pages)
03/20 EP2381864

Shockwave apparatus having a pneumatic drive united technologies corporation

Storz Medical AG		 Duncan Morren

7 February 2020		 Infringement 12 March 2020 Opinion issued 23 April 2020

Opinion number 03/20 (PDF, 447 KB, 6 pages)
02/20 GB2419287

Improvements in or relating to ablutionary installations

Kohler Mira Limited		 Beck Greener LLP

29 January 2020		 Validity 6 March 2020 Opinion issued 22 April 2020

Opinion 02/20 (PDF, 248 KB, 9 pages)
01/20 GB2549469

Polytunnel structure

Haygrove Limited		 Pro-tech Marketing Limited

27 December 2019		 Validity 31 January 2020 Opinion issued 26 March 2020

Opinion 01/20 (PDF, 1.24 MB, 21 pages)
Published 3 January 2020
Last updated 24 March 2021 + show all updates

  1. Final opinion 26/20 added.

  2. Final Opinion 25/20 added.

  3. Final opinion number 23/20 added.

  4. Final Opinion 24/20 added.

  5. Final opinion 22/20 added.

  6. Final opinion 21/20 added.

  7. Initial opinion 26-20 added.

  8. Final opinion 20/20 added.

  9. Final opinion 18/20 added.

  10. Outcome for opinion 16/20.

  11. Opinion 25/20 added.

  12. New opinion 24/20 added.

  13. Initial opinion 23/20 added.

  14. Final opinion 10/20 added.

  15. Final opinion 17/20 added.

  16. New opinion 22/20 added.

  17. Outcome for opinion 15/20.

  18. Opinion number 12/20 outcome published.

  19. New opinions 20/20 and 21/20 and final opinion 13/20 added.

  20. Final opinion 07/20 replaced.

  21. Final opinions 07/20 and 08/20 added.

  22. Final opinion for 11/20 added.

  23. New opinion 18/20 and opinion 14/20 has been withdrawn.

  24. New opinion 17/20 added

  25. Final opinion for 06/20 added.

  26. New opinion 16/20 added.

  27. Final opinion for 05/20 added.

  28. New opinion 15/20 added.

  29. New opinion 14/20 added.

  30. Opinion 09/20 has been withdrawn.

  31. New opinions 12/20 and 13/20 added.

  32. New opinion 11/20 added.

  33. New opinion number 10/20 added.

  34. New opinion 09/20 added.

  35. Final opinion 04/20 added.

  36. New opinion 08/20 added.

  37. New opinion 07/20 added.

  38. Final opinion 03/20 added.

  39. Final opinion 02/20 added.

  40. Final opinion 01/20 added.

  41. New opinion 06/20 added.

  42. New opinion 05/20 added.

  43. Opinion number 04/20 added.

  44. New opinion 01/20 added.

  45. New opinion 03/20 added.

  46. Opinion number 02/20 added.

  47. First published.

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