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1603720

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to help maintain the UK’s position near the top of the International IP Index.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	164032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK intellectual property system and enforcement framework is consistently rated as one of the best in the world. The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) delivers high quality, timely rights granting with record levels of customer satisfaction. It is undergoing a transformation programme to modernise and improve the efficiency of its services to customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to a world leading intellectual property framework that keeps pace with technological developments and that remains world class during global trade negotiations. On enforcement, the IPO’s ambitious counter-infringement strategy continues to build on important partnership working in combatting illicit activity.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/03/2023 16:24:31 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1548963

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to protect UK intellectual property holders from unlicensed use of their IP globally.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	104275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Counter-Infringement Strategy sets out its ambitions for intellectual property (IP) enforcement internationally.</p><p>The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) works with multilateral bodies including the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to improve the prevention of, and enforcement action against, infringement of IP.</p><p>The IPO also works bilaterally with countries including China, Brazil, and India, across North America, Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Gulf Cooperation Council. Its IP Attaché Network supports UK businesses and improves IP protection in key export markets.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 14/12/2022 16:29:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1365527

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that concerns of the publishing industry and wider creative industries are taken into account by the Intellectual Property Office in its consultation into the UK’s future intellectual property regime.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	68438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recently held a consultation on the UK’s future exhaustion of intellectual property rights regime. Before and during the consultation period, the Intellectual Property Office held constructive discussions with stakeholders across multiple business sectors, including representatives of the publishing industry and wider creative industries. The Government is currently considering consultation responses and is grateful for the contributions from interested parties.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/11/2021 15:42:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1346427

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to change the rules relating to the exhaustion of intellectual property rights.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	32353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on what the UK’s future IP exhaustion regime should be, and if there is to be a change, how any change should be implemented. This consultation closes on 31 August 2021. At the present time, no decisions have been made as to whether a change from the current system is in the best interests of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/07/2021 10:38:53 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1330784

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent representations has she received from relevant stakeholders on the harmonisation of intellectual property through the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	12113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s intellectual property regime achieves an effective balance between rewarding creators and innovation and reflecting wider public interests. Any future trade deal negotiated by the UK will seek to be consistent with the UK’s membership of international intellectual property conventions that the UK are party to.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already carried out a public consultation on UK accession to this Agreement. The Government will publish its consultation response alongside its outline approach and economic impact assessment in advance of accession negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/06/2021 10:57:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1315005

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on the intellectual property sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Finsbury
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s intellectual property (IP) regime achieves an effective balance between rewarding creators and innovation, and reflecting wider public interests such as ensuring access and use of IP on reasonable terms. The Government will not sign trade deals that compromise the UK’s world leading IP regime.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish its negotiation objectives for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, scoping assessment, and consultation response in advance of the start of accession negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 28/05/2021 11:04:08 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	186 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Finsbury

1288917

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of the 900 businesses contacted as part of the IPO’s recent Exhaustion of Intellectual Property rights feasibility study (a) responded and (b) were interviewed; and whether he plans to consult businesses further on the matter.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	157180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>The IPO commissioned Ernst &amp; Young to assess whether it was possible to measure the scale of parallel trade in the UK. As part of that research, a pilot quantitative survey was conducted. As detailed in the report published in 2019, there were 208 respondents from the 926 initial contacts. Of the 208 respondents, the researchers spoke to 170 respondents about taking part in the survey for this research. Of those, 26 respondents were willing to take part in the survey, but no full interviews were completed due to respondents not passing the initial screening question, respondents being unaware of parallel trade and respondents not engaging in parallel trade.</p><p> </p><p>That being said, the decision on the UK’s future exhaustion regime still needs to be made. The IPO is holding a consultation on this matter in the first part of 2021 and the government will be proactively seeking views from businesses and consumers. We would encourage businesses and consumers to respond to this consultation with their views and any evidence.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 03/03/2021 14:51:59 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1284396

registered interest
date	05/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment on potential economic costs for the UK in the event that the proposed World Trade Organisation TRIPS Waiver is not approved.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	149800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government does not consider waiving IP rights to be an appropriate course of action to boost the manufacturing of safe, effective and quality vaccines.</p><p> </p><p>The existing intellectual property framework has mobilised research and development to deliver a host of new medicines and technologies, to detect, treat and defend against COVID-19. The incentives and access mechanisms provided by the IP framework have been integral to this success, without which we would not have seen the impressive surge of R&amp;D and the unprecedented scaling up of production.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/02/2021 17:51:37 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1271547

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing criminal provisions for intentional unregistered design infringement.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL11483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government has considered this issue in detail in recent years. There were - and continue to be - mixed views on criminal sanctions for unregistered designs, and many design-intensive industries have argued against their introduction.</p><p> </p><p>Taking account of all views, the Government remains of the view that it is not appropriate to extend criminal penalties to unregistered designs.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/12/2020 13:11:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1200726

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the relevant legislation in order to limit rights of representation at the UK Intellectual Property Office for new UK trade mark and design applications and existing UK trade mark and design rights, to persons with a UK or Channel Islands address for service, following the end of the transition period, if there is no reciprocity.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL5314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Officials are having ongoing conversations with representative bodies over how to best approach the issues surrounding address for service once the transition period ends.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/06/2020 11:22:59 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe