Guidance

Requests for opinions: 2025

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the person who filed the request has withdrawn it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:

Opinion number	Patent/SPC number, title and owner	Requester and request date	Issue (Infringement and/or Validity)	Observations deadline	Outcome
07/25	GB2585096 Blackout fabric Homex Soft Furnishings Hangzhou Limited	Cleland McIver Limited 22 April 2025	Validity	22 May 2025
06/25	GB2536217 Power Export System Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co.KG	Hutchinson IP Ltd 3 April 2025	Validity	6 May 2025
05/25	GB2527541 An access cover assembly and methods of its installation and manufacture Saint-Gobain Pam UK Limited	Wrekin Products Limited 14 March 2025	Validity	2 May 2025
04/25	EP3611592 Improved Thermostat AssemblySelmo S.R.L.	Panoramix Limited 12 March 2025	Validity	11 April 2025
03/25	GB2612649 Improvements in Light Fixtures JCC Lighting Products Limited	Bryers Intellectual Property Ltd 4 March 2025	Validity	14 April 2025
02/25	EP3030943 Method for operating a floor-cleaning device and floor-cleaning device Robart GmbH	Elkiner IP Ltd Ltd 11 February 2025	Validity	14 March 2025

Published 13 February 2025

Last updated 824 April 2025 + show all updates

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