9. Colonel Wheatleyasked the President of the Board of Trade if he proposes in the near future to introduce legislation with a view to reducing the cost of taking out patent rights.
§ Mr. H. WilsonNo, Sir. The Swan Committee on the Patents and Designs Acts considered this matter and recommended no change in the present scheme.
Colonel WheatleyIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that a great many very useful inventions are lost to the public because of the cost to the inventor of taking out patent rights?
§ Mr. WilsonI shall have to consider all questions about patent legislation. The hon. and gallant Gentleman will be aware that I have already taken steps to secure the better exploitation of inventions.