HC Deb 03 March 1997 vol 291 cc481-2W
Mr. Morley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the United Kingdom patents which have been(a) granted and (b) applied for since 1 July 1995 in respect of (i) genetically engineered animals and (ii) the processes for creating such animals. [17828]

Mr. Ian Taylor

[holding answer 27 February 1997]: There have been a total of three patent applications filed under the Patents Act 1977 and published since 1 July 1995 relating to genetically engineered animals and processes for preparing them. GB 2295395 relates to an animal model for Alzheimer's disease, GB 2291646 relates to transgenic fish and GB 2288807 relates to transgenic animals expressing an insecticidal protein. One application—GB 2265909—which was made before 1 July 1995, and which relates to a process for producing transgenic animals, has since been granted.