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Requests for opinions: 2022

Information about opinions requests we have received this year.

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the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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

If you would like more information about a particular request please contact us by:

Opinion number	Patent/SPC number, title and owner	Requester and request date	Issue (Infringement and/or Validity)	Observations deadline
07/22	GB2590988 Electronics module for a wearable article Prevayl Innovations Limited	Prevayl Innovations Limited 17 February 2022	Infringement	17 March 2022
06/22	GB2593987 Garden watering controllers SA Exel Industries	Meissner Bolte (UK) Limited 10 February 2022	Validity	11 March 2022
05/22	EP0904081/SPC/GB11/044 Aqueous Suspensions of 9-Hydroxyrisperidone Fatty Acid Esters Janssen Pharmacuetica N.V	Mr Andrew Brown 4 February 2022	Validity	9 March 2022
04/22	GB2423365 Drain blockage warning system Richard John Wragg	Richard John Wragg c/o Barker Brettell 7 January 2022	Infringement	8 March 2022
03/22	EP2923000 Stackable concrete block and method for the manufacturing thereof Scheys Beton	Lucas & Co 27 January 2022	Infringement And validity	28 February 2022
02/22	EP1780584 LED backlight for planar and non-planar display GV Lightec Co Ltd	Tandem Patents Limited 19 January 2022	Infringement	17 February 2022
01/22	GB2578530 A stand-up inflatable paddle board Philip Thomas Hawthorne	Beuro IP Limited 5 January 2022	Validity	4 February 2022

Published 7 January 2022
Last updated 18 February 2022 + show all updates

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