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tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
answer › date of answer	2018-01-15

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is ministerial correction

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tabling member


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810741

registered interest

date

21/12/2017

answering body

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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201

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Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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Patents

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25259

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Patents and Patents (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2017 on the number of patent applications from small businesses.

tabling member constituency

Salford and Eccles

tabling member printed

Rebecca Long Bailey

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121086

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

15/01/2018

answer text

<p>The fee changes being made are the first patent fee increases since 2010. They have been made after a full public consultation and Impact Assessment, both of which considered the impact on small businesses. UK patent fees will remain amongst the lowest globally, ensuring access to the system for businesses of all sizes.</p>

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East Surrey

answering member printed

Mr Sam Gyimah

question first answered

15/01/2018 14:39:44

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label	Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey