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PREM19/1145
Trade (Intellectual property rights and innovation)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 228
Themes: Economic policy - theory and process, Industry, Trade

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Date Value Title
82 Jul 19 Mo Major Trade: Sir Austin Bide to MT (intellectual property rights & international patents) [paper outlining his concerns for UK interests; supporting documents note MT's rejection of draft reply & her request for futher information from Sir Austin and to meet with him] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 31 Tu Major Trade: CPRS minute to MT ("Protection of intellectual property") ["I believe that the questions raised by Sir Austin [Bide] are important... there may well be a role here for... CPRS... to undertake a study under Robin Nicholson's leadership"; MT agrees but keen to press ahead with meeting Sir Austin] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 8 Fr Major Trade: Department of Industry briefing for MT (Meeting with Sir Austin Bide - 12 October) [No.10 annotation: "Your meeting... is, of course, about patents. But I thought you might find a short memorandum on... [British Leyland] useful"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 11 Mo Minor Trade: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Austin Bide") [cover note listing briefing content] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 11 Mo Major Trade: CPRS briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Austin Bide - 12 October") ["you may wish to see the attached draft remit for a CPRS study of intellectual property"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 12 Tu Major Trade: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Cockfield, Sir Austin Bide, Dr. Robin Nicholson) [intellectual property] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 8 We Major Trade: CPRS minute to MT ("Intellectual property") ["I attach a copy of the final form of the remit"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 20 Mo Major Trade: CPRS letter to Department of Trade ("Revision of the Paris Convention on industrial property") [MT dissatisfaction with current provision for countries to revoke patents] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 14 Th Major Trade: CPRS minute to MT ("CPRS report on intellectual property rights and innovation") [draft submission; "The origin of this report was the letter you received from Austin Bide last autumn which drew your attention to the general lack of awareness of the commercial importance of intellectual property in the UK"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Nov 9 We Major Trade: No.10 letter to Department of Trade and Industry ("Intellectual property rights and innovation") [revised draft document for review before MT's laying of report before Parliament] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 19 Mo Major Trade: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office ("Intellectual property rights") [MT approves Parliamentary announcement about Green Paper] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 20 Tu Major Trade: MT letter to Sir Austin Bide (intellectual property rights) ["I thought you would be interested to see the enclosed Green Paper"] [declassified Aug 2013]