HC Deb 18 December 1974 vol 883 c493W
Mr. Warren

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement on the progress made towards the establishment of and the site for the European Patents Office.

Mr. Clinton Davis

The preparatory work for opening the European Patent Office is well under way and it is estimated that the office will open in 1978. Building work on the site in Munich will probably begin next spring.

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