Department for Science, Innovation and Technology written question – answered at on 17 June 2025.
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
Liberal Democrat
To ask His Majesty's Government how many intellectual property licences the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology holds under contracts or terms of reference for (1) grants, (2) pre-procurement or proof of concept work, and (3) procurement; how many of those have sub-licensing rights; how many of those have resulted in sub-licensing; and how many of those sub-licences are for patents, and for which countries.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade), Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
DSIT Commercial do not hold this information but all contracts awarded by DSIT are published on contracts finder and can be accessed at GOV.UK and find a tender service.
DSIT Grants are mostly awarded the standard grant funding agreement recommended by Cabinet Office.
To provide the detail requested would incur disproportionate costs to the department.
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