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Intellectual Property Act 2014

92.This section requires the Secretary of State to present to Parliament by the end of September each year a report that sets out how, in his opinion, the activities of the IPO (that is, the statutory body “the Patent Office”) have supported innovation and growth in the United Kingdom. This section follows recommendations of the 2011 Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth(13). The purpose of the report is to sharpen the focus of the IPO on innovation and growth, and increase transparency.

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