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10 September 2015Patents

UKIPO outlines research priorities for coming year

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published its research priorities for 2015/2016.

Areas of the research programme include intellectual property enforcement, innovation and growth, and the value of IP.

Such research will be used to contribute towards developing a more efficient legal framework for IP owners to protect their legal rights within the UK, the IPO said.

In April, the IPO appointed Pippa Hall as chief economist. She is part of the economics, research and evidence team, which is tasked with conducting the research for the forthcoming year.

According to the “ Research and Evaluation Priorities 2015/2016” document, published yesterday, September 9, the programme will look into the “impact of IP on innovation, and put the spotlight on how IP rights interact and add value to each other and the economy”.

It will also look at “the reasons behind why the UK is considered to be the best place in Europe for IP and for start-up, knowledge-based intensive SMEs”.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe, UK minister for intellectual property, said: “Our understanding of the economic benefits of IP is growing year on year.

“These priorities help us understand how a well-functioning IP system can build business confidence to invest in innovative ideas to capture new markets, generate income and increase returns on their investments,” she added.

Hall added: “I am excited to announce the publication of the IPO’s new research priorities for 2015/2016. This evidence is key to the government’s policy discussions on IP innovation at home and overseas.”

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