The table below shows information about opinion requests we have received in 2017 and what stage each request has reached.

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Opinion number Patent/SPC number, title and owner Requester and request date Issue (Infringement and/or Validity) Observations deadline Outcome 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 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 18/17
EP2700769

Hairdressing salon and mobile building for the same

IMMOSPA AG

David Pearce

30 October 2017

Validity 29 November 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 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 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 14/17
GB2478028

Container

Linpac Packaging Limited

Ingenium IP

28 September 2017

Validity 30 October 2017 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 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


Opinion 12/17
(PDF, 350KB, 16 pages)

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


Opinion 11/17
(PDF, 310KB, 11 pages)

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Validity 21 June 2017 Request withdrawn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


Opinion 09/17
(PDF, 181KB, 7 pages)

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


Opinion number 08/17
(PDF, 177KB, 6 pages)

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


Opinion number 07/17
(PDF, 431KB, 13 pages)

06/17
EP1229193

Controlled access systems

Bernard William Hanning

Bernard William Hanning

18 April 2017

Infringement 18 May 2017 Opinion issued 13 July 2017


Opinion 06/17
(PDF, 446KB, 9 pages)

05/17
GB2349332

Tuft, upholstery and method

Handy Limited

Francis Gillam

28 February 2017

Infringement 30 March 2017 Opinion issued 26 May 2017


Opinion number 05/17
(PDF, 1.25MB, 12 pages)

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


Opinion number 04/17
(PDF, 284KB, 6 pages)

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


Opinion number 03/17
(PDF, 551KB, 10 pages)

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


Opinion number 02/17
(PDF, 649KB, 16 pages)

01/17
EP2568928

Surgical implant

Privelop-Spine AG

Derek Jackson Associates

13 January 2017

Validity 14 February 2017 Opinion issued 6 April 2017


Opinion number 01/17
(PDF, 506KB, 10 pages)

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