Patents opinion service: update
The government has published its response to the patents opinions service which closed on 4 September 2012.
On 12 June 2012, Baroness Wilcox, the Minister for Intellectual Property, launched a government consultation (PDF, 934KB). This consultation sought views on the proposals to expand the Intellectual Property Office’s patents opinions service.
Further information on the launch of the consultation is available in a supporting press release.
The government response (PDF,180 KB) to the consultation and final impact assessment (PDF,147 KB) was published on 30 April 2013.