Guidance
Requests for opinions: 2026
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
The table below shows information about opinion requests we have received in 2025 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- the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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 814443
- email: opinions@ipo.gov.uk
2026 requests
| Opinion number | Patent/SPC number, title and owner | Requester and request date | Issue (Infringement and/or Validity) | Observations deadline | Outcome |
| 02/26 |
GB2585265 Skin compatible silicone composition Oakmed Ltd |
Salts Healthcare Limited 30 January 2026 |
Validity | 3 March 2026 | |
| 01/26 |
GB2585266 Foamed Skin Compatible Silicone Composition Oakmed Ltd |
Salts Healthcare Limited 30 January 2026 |
Validity | 3 March 2026 |
Updates to this page
Published 3 February 2026