HC Deb 30 October 1987 vol 121 c456W
Mr. Mills

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many patent registrations were tiled in 1979, 1983 and 1987.

Mr. Maude

The number of patent applications filed at the United Kingdom Patent Office in the years mentioned were as follows:

Number
1979 44,666
1983 34,691
1987 23,014

In addition, applications designating the United Kingdom were filed at the European Patent Office as follows:

Number
1979 10,402
1983 28,602
1987 28,014

The figures for 1987 relate to the period to the end of September.