Updated: Section 27 amendment GB2430877 added.
In the table below we provide you with information about applications we have received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office. The table also includes information about when you need to file an opposition if you wish to oppose the application to amend.
Where amendments have been filed electronically, you can obtain full details by selecting the patent number. If you are the patent owner(s), you should check these details carefully and inform us if there are any problems. Where amendments have been filed in paper form only, the symbol * appears in the table after the patent number.
In the case of amendments filed under section 75 before the court and under section 27 at the Office, reasons for the amendments are also provided.
You can obtain reasons for the amendments and full details of any amendments filed in paper form by contacting Litigation Section (telephone: +44 (0)1633 814334).
Opposition procedures
Section 75 before the court
If you want to oppose an amendment filed under section 75 before the court, you need to file a notice of opposition at the court. In the notice you need to set out clearly your reasons for opposing the amendment. You need to send us a copy of the notice and send a copy to anyone involved in the court proceedings. You need to do this within 14 days of the advertisement on our web site of the application to amend.
Section 75 before the comptroller and section 27 amendments
If you want to oppose an amendment filed under section 75 before the comptroller or an amendment filed under section 27, you need to complete and send us:
2 copies of form 15 with the fee of £50. You will need to pay a further fee of £350 later
2 copies of a statement setting out fully the facts of your case and what you want us to do
Opposition table 2016
Section
Patents Journal
Deadline for filing opposition
Patent number and title
International Classification
Proprietor, including court action number (if any) and address for service
27
6637
3 August 2016
4 weeks
GB2430877
(PDF, 95KB, 3 pages)
Seal
A47K
Barry Phillip Mccomb
75 before the court
6630
15 June 2016
14 days
GB2344867
(PDF, 265KB, 3 pages)
Hydraulic bolt tensioner
B25B
Torque Tension Systems Limited
IP-2016-000066
Mcdaniels & Co Solicitors
Suite 2.07
Northern Design Centre
Abbotts Hill
Gateshead
NE8 3DF
27
6630
15 June 2016
4 weeks
EP2417011
(PDF, 134KB, 14 pages)
Power assisting pedal for a cycle and pedal charging means
B62M
Stephen Britt
75 before the court
6629
8 June 2016
14 days
EP2022349
(PDF, 920KB, 9 pages)
Aerosol electronic cigrarette
H04L
Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.
HP-2015-00011 & HP-2015-00027
Simmons & Simmons LLP
CityPoint
One Ropemaker Street
London
EC2Y 9SS
27
6629
8 June 2016
4 weeks
GB2503963
(PDF, 354KB, 16 pages)
Patient garment
A41D
Fashion At Work (UK) Limited
75 before the court
6628
1 June 2016
14 days
EP2254311
(PDF, 1.01MB, 10 pages)
Maintaining address translations for data communications
H04L
SSH Communications Security OYJ
HP-2015-000037
Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
3 Waterhouse Square
142 Holborn
London
EC1N 2SW
27
6628
1 June 2016
4 weeks
GB2463468
(PDF, 88.5KB, 6 pages)
Locking power connector apparatus
H01R
Burland Technology Solutions Limited
75 before the court
6627
25 May 2016
14 days
EP1355604
(PDF, 244KB, 11 pages)
Disposable absorbent garment such as a diaper or training pants and a process of making the same
A61F
Fameccanica.Data.S.P.A.
IP-2015-000205
Clyde & Co
The St Botolph Building
138 Houndsditch
London
EC3A 7AR
27
6625
11 May 2016
4 weeks
GB2448397
(PDF, 164KB, 5 pages)
Burner device
F23D
Mont Selas Limited
27
6623
27 April 2016
4 weeks
GB2513461
(PDF, 518KB, 4 pages)
Image heating apparatus
G03G
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
27
6623
27 April 2016
4 weeks
GB2494543
(PDF, 909KB, 25 pages)
Improved roofing fabric
B32B
Don & Low Limited
27
6622
20 April 2016
4 weeks
GB2514112
(PDF, 18.7KB, 1 page)
Valve arrangement
F16K
Caterpillar Inc.
75 before the court
6621
13 April 2016
14 days
EP1422218
(PDF, 46.9KB, 3 pages)
Antiviral agent
C07D
Shionogi & Co., Ltd
HP-2015-000040
Bristows LLP
100 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0DH
27
6620
6 April 2016
4 weeks
EP1995167
(PDF, 42.3KB, 2 pages)
Disconnectable turret mooring system for a vessel
B63B
Bluewater Energy Services B.V.
75 before the court
6618
23 March 2016
14 days
EP2022349
(PDF, 381KB, 2 pages)
Aerosol electronic cigrarette
A24D
Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.
HP-2015-000011
HP-2015-00027
Simmons & Simmons LLP
CityPoint
One Ropemaker Street
London
EC2Y 9SS
75 before the court
6618
23 March 2016
14 days
GB2498410
(PDF, 2.4MB, 18 pages)
Fusible bead toy
A63H
Epoch Company Limited
IP-2015-000153
RGC Jenkins & Co
26 Caxton Street
London
SW1H 0RJ
75 before the Comptroller
6616
9 March 2016
2 weeks
GB2439562
(PDF, 1.77MB, 12 pages)
System for analysis of electrograms
A61B
Medilec Limited
27
6616
9 March 2016
4 weeks
GB2469454
(PDF, 48.4KB, 2 pages)
A cleaner head
A47L
Dyson Technology Limited
75 before the court
6616
9 March 2016
14 days
EP0817637-amendment
(PDF, 1.63MB, 7 pages)
Synergistic combinations of zidovudine, 1592U89 and 3TC
A61K
Viiv Healthcare UK Limited
HP-2015-000024
Simmons & Simmons LLP
CityPoint
One Ropemaker Street
London
EC2Y 9SS
27
6615
2 March 2016
4 weeks
GB2519195
(PDF, 515KB, 10 pages)
Electronic device mount
B60R
Ronald Allan Alcalde
75 before the court
6615
2 March 2016
14 days
EP1240041
(PDF, 221KB, 2 pages)
Joining of a vehicle pane to a contiguous element
B60J
Saint-Gobain Glass France
HP-2015-000056
Bond Dickinson LLP
St Ann's Wharf
112 Quayside
Newcastle
NE1 3DX
27
6612
10 February 2016
4 weeks
GB2380918
(PDF, 175KB, 10 pages)
Zeroclick
G06F
Nes Stewart Irvine
75 before the court
6611
3 February 2016
14 days
EP2099626
(PDF, 411KB, 5 pages)
System for indicating the state of loading of a vehicle
B60G
VPG Systems UK Limited
IP-2013-000003
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London
EC1N 2DY
75 before the Comptroller
6611
3 February 2016
14 days
GB2385340
(PDF, 17.5KB, 1 page)
Improvements in or relating to staircases
EO4F
George Owen
Harrison IP Limited
First Floor
Box Tree House
Northminster Business Park
York
YO26 6QU
Opposition table 2015
Section
Patents Journal
Deadline for filing opposition
Patent number and title
International Classification
Proprietor, including court action number (if any) and address for service
27
6623
27 April 2016
4 weeks
GB2494543
(PDF, 909KB, 25 pages)
Improved roofing fabric
B32B
Don & Low Limited
75 before the court
6604
16 December 2015
14 days
GB2364420
(PDF, 646KB, 2 pages)
A prepayment utility metering system
G07F
Vanclare Se Llc
HP-2015-000019
William Powell
11 Staple Inn
London
WC1V 7QH
75 before the court
6604
16 December 2015
14 days
EP1003591
(PDF, 897KB, 14 pages)
Method and equipment for use in rescue service
A62C
Cold Cut Systems Svenska AB
IP-2015000158
Summer Solicitors LLP
22 Welbeck Street
London
W1G 8EF
75 before the court
6602
2 December 2015
14 days
EP1003591
(PDF, 897KB, 14 pages)
Process for the purification of daptomycin
C07
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
HP-2014-000037
Carpmaels & Ransford
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA
75 before the court
6602
2 December 2015
14 days
EP1252179
(PDF, 1.63MB, 11 pages)
High purity lipopeptides, lipopeptide micelles, processes for preparing same and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
C07K
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
HP-2014-000037
Carpmaels & Ransford
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA
75 before the court
6602
2 December 2015
14 days
EP11115417
(PDF, 664KB, 3 pages)
Use of daptomycin
A1K
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
HP-2014-000037
Carpmaels & Ransford
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA
27
6598
4 November 2015
4 weeks
GB2381461
(PDF, 149KB, 5 pages)
Dispenser
A5T
Clinical Designs Limited
75 before the court
6598
4 November 2015
14 days
EP0934061
(PDF, 93.6KB, 4 pages)
Isobutylgaba and its derivatives for the treatment of pain
A61K
Warner-Lambert Company LLC
HP-2014-000035
HP-2014-000021
Allen & Overy LLP
One Bishops Square
London
E1 6AD
27
6597
28 October 2015
4 weeks
GB2381201
(PDF, 98.9KB, 7 pages)
Dispenser
A5T
Clinical Designs Limited
27
6597
28 October 2015
4 weeks
GB2389052
(PDF, 53.8KB, 4 pages)
Dispenser
A5T
Clinical Designs Limited
75 before the court
6597
28 October 2015
14 days
EP1721606
(PDF, 181KB, 8 pages)
Buffered compositions for dialysis
G10L
Advanced Renal Technologies
HC-2015-001184
Taylor Wessing LLP
5 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3TW
75 before the court
6597
28 October 2015
14 days
EP1114415
(PDF, 538KB, 1 page)
Linear predictive analysis-by-synthesis encoding method and encoder
G10L
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
HP-2015-000023
Taylor Wessing LLP
5 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3TW
75 before the court
6597
28 October 2015
14 days
EP1114413
(PDF, 239KB, 1 page)
Celp encoding/decoding method and apparatus
G10L
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
HP-2015-000023
Taylor Wessing LLP
5 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3TW
75 before the court
6594
7 October 2015
14 days
EP2375336
(PDF, 9.83MB, 45 pages)
System and method for preventing access to data on a compromised remote device
G06F
HP-2014-000016
Good Technology Corporation
EIP
Fairfax House
15 Fulwood Place
London
WC1V 6HU
75 before the court
6594
7 October 2015
14 days
EP1586580
(PDF, 328KB, 2 pages)
Process for the purification of daptomycin
C07K
HP-2014-000037
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA
75 before the court
6594
7 October 2015
14 days
EP1115417
(PDF, 381KB, 3 pages)
Use of daptomycin
A61K
HP-2014-000037
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA
75 before the court
6594
7 October 2015
14 days
EP1252179
(PDF, 1.17MB, 11 pages)
High purity lipopeptides, lipopeptide micelles, processes for preparing
C07K
HP-2014-000037
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA
27
6585
5 August 2015
4 weeks
GB2463079
(PDF, 100KB, 12 pages)
Retaining wall
E02D
Balfour Beatty PLC
75 before the court
6582
15 July 2015
14 days
EP1379220 Proposed re-amendments
(PDF, 590KB, 4 pages)
Inhalation capsules
A61K
HP-2014-000002
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG
Allen & Overy LLP
One Bishops Square
London
E1 6AD
27
6579
24 June 2015
4 weeks
GB2481423
(PDF, 44.6KB, 5 pages)
Proactive seeding of data in a peer to peer network
H04L
Giraffic Technologies Ltd
75 before the court
6578
17 June 2015
14 days
EP2119287
(PDF, 51.9KB, 2 pages)
Self configuring and optimisation of cell neighbours in wireless telecommunications networks
H04W
HP-2014-000005
Unwired Planet International Limited
EIP Europe LLP
Fairfax House
15 Fulwood Place
London
WC1V 6HU
75 before the court
6578
17 June 2015
14 days
EP2485514
(PDF, 69.9KB, 2 pages)
Self configuring and optimisation of cell neighbours in wireless telecommunications networks
H04W
HP-2014-000005
Unwired Planet International Limited
EIP Europe LLP
Fairfax House
15 Fulwood Place
London
WC1V 6HU
75 before the court
6577
10 June 2015
14 days
EP1114415
(PDF, 22.1KB, 1 page)
Linear predictive analysis-by-synthesis encoding method and encoder
G10L
HP-2013-000016
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (PUBL)
Taylor Wessing LLP
5 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3TW
75 before the comptroller
6577
10 June 2015
14 days
GB2413482
(PDF, 128KB, 13 pages)
Device for cleaning ponds
A4F
Tensor Marketing Ltd
75 before the court
6576
3 June 2015
14 days
GB2482576
(PDF, 821KB, 3 pages)
A neutrally buoyant underwater weapon clearance appliance
B63G
HP-2014-000013
Atlas Elektronik GMBH
EMW Law LLP
Seebeack House
1 Seebeck Place
Knowhill
Milton Keynes
MK5 8FR
75 before the court
6576
3 June 2015
14 days
EP1058927
(PDF, 267KB, 6 pages)
Speech coding including soft adaptability feature
G10L
HP-2013-000016
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (PUBL).
Taylor Wessing LLP
5 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3TW
27
6575
27 May 2015
4 weeks
GB2503251
(PDF, 37.9KB, 1 page)
A self righting cleaning appliance
A47L
Dyson Technology Limited
27
6574
20 May 2015
4 weeks
EP2155135
(PDF, 49.2KB, 2 pages)
Turning platform
A61G
Genie Care
27
6573
13 May 2015
4 weeks
GB2465293
(PDF, 24.7MB, 102 pages)
Printing material container, and board mounted on printing material container
B41J
Seiko Epson Corporation
75 before the comptroller
6573
13 May 2015
2 weeks
GB2361976
(PDF, 90.4KB, 7 pages)
Improvements in and relating to fusion control systems
F2GK
Caldervale Technology Limited
75 before the court
6573
13 May 2015
14 days
EP1360287
(PDF, 22.8MB, 70 pages)
Methods of modifying eukaryotic cells
C12N
HP-2013-000001
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Allen & Overy LLP
One Bishop’s Square
London
E1 6AD
75 before the court
6573
13 May 2015
14 days
EP1537878
(PDF, 1.52MB, 3 pages)
Immunopotentiating compositions
A61K
HP-2014-000038
ONO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
65 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1HS
27
6567
1 April 2015
4 weeks
GB2505319*
Method for cleaning a waste water vessel for the waste water industry
C02F
Green Channel Limited
27
6567
1 April 2015
4 weeks
EP1667590
(PDF, 20.4KB, 4 pages)
Bone plates
A61B
Oregon Health and Science University
75 before the court
6565
18 March 2015
14 days
EP1379220
(PDF, 1000KB, 2 pages)
Inhalation capsules
A61K
HP-2014-000002
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Allen & Overy LLP
One Bishop’s Square
London
E1 6AD
27
6564
11 March 2015
4 weeks
GB2445146*
Improvements in and relating to an ankle prothesis
A61B
CORIN LIMITED
75 before the court
6562
25 February 2015
2 weeks
GB2429159
(PDF, 559KB, 6 pages)
Method and device for treating a teat canal of an animal
A61M
BIMEDA Research and Development Limited.
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London
EC1A 4HD
75 before the court
6562
25 February 2015
14 days
EP1781455
(PDF, 11.5KB, 2 pages)
Method for making a reinforcement provided with at least one adhesive surface capable of being re-positioned and resulting reinforcement
B29B
IP-2014-000056
SAERTEX FRANCE SAS
Appleyard Lees
The Lexicon
Mount Street
Manchester
M2 5NT
75 before the court
6562
25 February 2015
14 days
EP0817637
(PDF, 166KB, 6 pages)
Synergistic combinations of zidovudine, 1592U89 and 3TC
A61K
HP-2014-000028
VIIV HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED
Simmons & Simmons LLP
CityPoint
One Ropemaker Street
London
EC2Y 9SS
27
6561
18 February 2015
4 weeks
EP2113051
(PDF, 83.5KB, 1 page)
An auxillary power generation apparatus
F01D
Bowman Power Group Limited
75 before the court
6560
11 February 2015
14 days
EP2085003
Deep fryer with automatic fat coating
A47J
HC-12, A03904
HC12, B04588
SEB S.A.
Bird & Bird LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1JP
27
6559
04 February 2015
4 weeks
GB2433473*
Printing material container, and board mounted on printing material container
B41J
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
75 before the court
6558
28 January 2015
14 days
EP1687951-proposed amendments
(PDF, 138KB, 5 pages)
Method for communicating over the internet with geographically distributed devices
H04L
HP-2013-000522
Rovi Solutions Corporation
Powell Gilbert LLP
85 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1AE
75 before the court
6557
21 January 2015
14 days
EP0847496
(PDF, 125KB, 5 pages)
Method of operating a wind power station
F03D
HP-2013-000014
Wobben Properties GmbH
Powell Gilbert LLP
85 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1AE
27
6556
14 January 2015
4 weeks
GB2456113
(PDF, 77KB, 8 pages)
Speaker configuration
H04R
Martin Audio Limited
75 before the court
6550
3 December 2014
14 days
EP1360287
(PDF, 982KB, 28 pages)
Methods of modifying eukaryotic cells
C12N
HP-2013-000001
Allen & Overy LLP
One Bishop Square
London
E1 6AD
Opposition table 2014
Opposition table 2014 is available via National archives.
Opposition table 2013
Opposition table 2013 is available via National archives.