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- the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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 |
| 06/26 |
GB2456869 Adaptive Information Henry McGuire |
Semitel Limited 30 March 2026 |
Infringement | 8 May 2026 | |
| 05/26 |
GB2604336 Veterinary Lighting Apparatus CASCO Europe Limited |
Barker Brettell 17 March 2026 |
Validity | 6 May 2026 | |
| 04/26 |
GB2622414 Enclosure for an Ablutionary Setting Kohler Mira Limited |
Spencer Bothwell 6 March 2026 |
Infringement and Validity | 10 April 2026 | |
| 03/26 |
GB2501515 Ratchet braking structure Woo Sing Industrial Co., Ltd |
Atlas Lifting & Rigging UK 5 February 2026 |
Infringement and Validity | 6 March 2026 | |
| 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
Last updated -
New opinion 06/26 added.
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New opinion 05/26 added.
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New opinion 04/26 added.
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New opinion 03/26 added.
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First published.