Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the UK will ratify the Unified Patents Court Agreement.
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.