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Monday, May 08, 2006

UK: Sir Digby Jones Calls for the Creation of an IP Minister.

According to an

article recently published on

FT.com,

Sir Digby Jones, outgoing director-general of the

CBI, has called for the creation of an organisation in charge of patents, copyright and other intellectual property issues, headed by an IP minister:

"[...] 'Intellectual property has become too important to be just one of a number of responsibilities of a minister,' he said. 'We need an IP minister to take strategic charge of the issues across government and address the disparate challenges facing the UK.'

The CBI says small businesses need tax breaks to cover the costs of applying for patents.

'Small and medium-sized firms and individuals wanting to access the patent system continue to be hampered by costs and red tape,' Sir Digby said. [...]"

Well, the creation of an organisation in charge of patents, copyright and other intellectual property issues, headed by an IP minister, would truly reflect the importance of Intellectual Property in modern politics. However, it also would increase overhead to some extent.

The CBI press release is available

here. CBI also have published

their response to Gowers Review.

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