Lord Stevenson of Balmacara – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Stevenson of Balmacara on 2016-10-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the UK will ratify the Unified Patents Court Agreement.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The result of the referendum has given rise to a number of issues concerning the UK’s future involvement in a unified patent system. I cannot yet confirm whether the UK will ratify the agreement on a Unified Patent Court but we are actively looking at options, considering the legal and political context.

As I stated at the recent Competitiveness Council, I hope to be able to provide more information when the Council next meets at the end of November.