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.
Asked by
Baroness Bowles of BerkhamstedDate asked
4 Jun 2025
To
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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.
Answered on 17 Jun 2025