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Written question asked by Michael Dugher (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 September 2010. It was answered by Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 6 September 2010 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department plans to take to support industries that rely on the protection of intellectual property following the decision to close the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) continues to promote innovation by providing a clear, accessible and widely understood Intellectual Property (IP) framework so that creators, users and consumers can benefit from knowledge and ideas. The IPO supports industry by granting robust IP rights and further through business support activities such as IP education programmes.The Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy (SABIP) which was formally established on 2 June 2008 provided Government with independent, strategic, evidence based advice on IP. Following the decision to dissolve SABIP, the sponsoring agency, the IPO, consolidated key IPO and SABIP research into one programme. The combined work is designed to bring together existing sources of data on IP rights, linking them to economic data to develop a definitive information base with direct relevance to policy evaluation.During 2010/11 this evidence will be used to answer the following questions:"How much does UK industry spend creating IP protected by IPRs, and what does this investment deliver?""How big is investment in the copyright economy, who earns what from it and how are value chains affected by digital media?""Do patents add value to R&D—how much, and in which industries/markets?""Which firms make money out of IP and innovation without patents, and how?""Do trademarks help innovation and growth—and which firms win from branding?""Why is UK design a major success despite using few registered rights?""Are EU copyright levies a useful reward system or distortion of the market?""Can patent markets create depth and transparency to benefit innovators?"Research partners will help the IPO bring together data on business use of IP rights, innovation and business performance, creating a knowledge base that other researchers and policy analysts will be able to access, use and develop. All the research reports will be published. I do not intend to make any further statements.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12854; 515 c376W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property
Link
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