Question follow-through · 16026

Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of IP theft on AI innovation.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
3 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of IP theft on AI innovation.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The UK is consistently rated as having one of the best IP systems in the world, allowing innovators to protect their IP and seek remedy through the courts when it is infringed.We are not aware of widespread concerns about the potential impact of IP theft ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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