SABIP axed in UK government efficiency drive
19 July 2010
Emma Barraclough, London
The UK government is to close down its Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property policy as part of a quango-cutting exercise
Business Secretary Vince Cable said that SABIP would close within a year and that its functions will be transferred to the Intellectual Property Office.
SABIP was set up just two years ago following a recommendation by the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property. It is chaired by Joly Dixon and its role is...
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