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Written question asked by Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 March 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 March 2022. It was answered by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel (Conservative) on Friday, 11 March 2022 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: European Patent Convention

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific (CPTPP) membership is compatible with the UK’s continued membership of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents; and whether they have requested exclusions from Article 18.38 CPTPP (patent grace period) or Article 18.46 CPTPP (patent term adjustment).

Answer

The UK has a world leading intellectual property regime and will not sign trade deals that compromise it. The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership sets clear and consistent rules for the intellectual property (IP) sector which will benefit UK businesses and consumers. Article 18.46 (patent term adjustment) is a suspended provision so the UK does not have to sign up to it.

The UK takes its international obligations seriously and our accession negotiations will be consistent with our national interest and wider Government priorities, which include our continued alignment with the European Patent Convention and other international IP treaties.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6526
Session
2021-22
Subjects
European Patent Convention Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Link
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