§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy to review the law of intellectual property in the United Kingdom following the decision of the High Court of Justice that Chiron Corporation of California has intellectual ownership of the virus HPC; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ian TaylorThere is no reason to review existing patent law following the High Court decision in the Chiron case. The law is designed to encourage research
Total exports outside EC: 1974, 1991–1993 Units: Metric tonnes Products 1974 1991 1992 1993 Cereals 9,288,000 21,801,506 27,095,031 23,616,767 Rice 291,000 501,722 495,181 244,510 Sugar 270,000 4,528,622 4,663,957 5,414,515 Olive oil 12,300 175,751 190,265 182,412 Oilseeds 255,400 126,729 272,133 128,396 Fruit and Veg Fresh n/a 3,199,957 3,191,777 4,244.761 Fruit and Veg Processed n/a 359,525 342,701 350,209 Wine 360,800 1,057,813 1,069,320 1,418,278 Tobacco n/a 139,355 119,527 147,056 Cheese 188,500 483,582 466,229 524,034 Butter 118,500 301,636 223,616 184,563 Skimmed Milk 339,000 241,834 384,471 276,338 Beef and Veal 178,000 1,059,232 1,051,712 1,029,904 Sheep Meat 2,900 38,862 7,712 6,676 Poultry 141,000 469,333 511,497 652,320 Pigmeat 271,000 366,226 244,729 361,624 Eggs 31,300 104,873 106,401 110,089 Source:
1974 figures: The Agricultural Sitation in the Community 1976 Report.
1991–93 fifures: COMEXT
1974 figures are expressed to nearest 100 tonnes
360Wand development in all fields of technology, including biotechnology, where inventions satisfying the criteria of patentability—novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability—are eligible for protection.