Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK will remain a member of the European Patent Office after the UK leaves the EU.

The UK’s exit from the EU will not affect the current European patent system, which is governed by the (non-EU) European Patent Convention.

The UK will remain part of the European Patent office and UK businesses can continue to apply to the European Patent Office for patent protection which will include the UK.