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Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 February 2007. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Monday, 19 February 2007 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Intellectual Property: Reviews

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of the cost of implementing the recommendations in the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property; and what funds have been committed to its implementation.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.The majority of recommendations will be implemented using existing departmental resources. Recommendations with significant costs, such as the establishment of a Strategic Advisory Board and an annual intellectual property strategic analysis fund, will require additional funding (£150 000 for a Secretariat and £500 000 for the fund) which has been built into the 2007 Patent Office Corporate Plan and Budget.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
120365; 457 c481-2W;457 c465-6W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Intellectual property Intellectual Property Review
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk