Patents: Disclosure of Information
Commons · Question 5167 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to introduce greater transparency in the patent market.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 8 Jun 2026
The existing patent system includes several transparency features. For example, although patents are private rights, their publication is part of the patent bargain, allowing innovators a time-limited patent monopoly in exchange for disclosing their inven...