Question follow-through · 4035
Patents
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to support the growth of UK international patent families.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to support the growth of UK international patent families.
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2024
Answer published
One of the Government’s five missions is to grow the UK economy, including by providing an Intellectual Property (IP) system that encourages investment in creativity and innovation for the benefit of society. The Intellectual Property Office’s strategy se...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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