Intellectual Property

Baroness Hooper Excerpts

Tuesday 26th April 2016 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Neville-Rolfe]

Obviously, I share the noble Lord’s concern about pension rights. There was a lively debate in the other place on this issue yesterday which merits reading.

[Baroness Hooper (Con)]

My Lords, can my noble friend tell us what will happen to the European trademark and patent arrangements should the result of the referendum lead to Britain’s exit from the European Union?

[Baroness Neville-Rolfe]

I do not think that I am going to speculate on that issue. We may well remain, but the point about intellectual property law is that, especially now that content is online, it knows no boundaries. That provides a huge dynamic for international action.