| Heading: |
Patents: Sole Traders |
| Question ID: |
1814512 |
| UIN: |
61216 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4638 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
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| Asking Member handle: |
TanDhesi
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@TanDhesi
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the financial support available for sole traders applying for a patent. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-24 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4822 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Feryal Clark
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| Answering Member handle: |
FeryalClark
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@FeryalClark
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| Answer text: |
The Government provides a range of support to inventors, including sole traders, so they may identify, protect and commercialise their intellectual property through tools found on GOV.UK.The Government considers the fees charged by the Intellectual Proper... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |