HC Deb 05 July 1960 vol 626 c19W
48. Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the President of the Board of Trade who are the patentees of penicillin; what royalties they have received; and on what basis.

Mr. J. Rodgers

Many patents have been granted in this country for various kinds of penicillin and their derivatives and for methods of making them. These patents are owned by various people in this country and elsewhere. I have no information about which patents are in commercial use, the terms on which they are used or the amounts paid for their use.