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Intellectual Property: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress the Intellectual Property Office has made on discussions with the EU Intellectual Property Office on a memorandum of understanding to improve administrative cooperation in

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
23 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress the Intellectual Property Office has made on discussions with the EU Intellectual Property Office on a memorandum of understanding to improve administrative cooperation in

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Intellectual Property Office continues to engage constructively with international partners, including the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), across a range of administrative, operational and policy areas.This ongoing cooperation supports innova...

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