All-Party Parliamentary Intellectual Property Group

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The All-Party Parliamentary Intellectual Property Group (APPIPG) was set up with the aim of engaging 'debate and [to] highlight the value of intellectual property (IP) and the importance of its promotion and protection.' [1]

It was one of the groups identified by the Times in 2006 which did not adequately disclose support from lobbying or PR firms, which 'list only the name of a lobbyist or public affairs consultant, and do not specify an ultimate client. This would appear to be a clear breach of parliamentary 1985 rules that state: “Where a public relations agency provides the assistance, the ultimate client should be named.”[2]

People

Officers, Nov 2015

Active members

Baroness Patricia Morris - Conservative Party | David Warburton - Conservative Party | Nigel Adams - Conservative Party | James Cleverly - Conservative Party | Sir Greg Knight - Conservative Party | Andrew Griffiths - Conservative Party | Kevin Brennan - Labour [3]

Secretariat

In the All-Party Parliamentary Group register of November 2015, Luther Pendragon are listed as acting as the groups secretariat, helping to coordinate group events and perform day to day administration. It is paid by the Alliance for Intellectual Property to perform this role.

Benefits declared by the Group

  • Luther Pendragon (a consultancy) provides secretariat services to the group on behalf of the Alliance Against IP Theft. Some members of the group visited Brussels from 26-28 March 2013 to meet the EU Commission, UK Government Officials and MEPs. The cost of accommodation and dinner was met by the Premier League (registered June 2013).[4]
  • In July 2015, it was registered that Luther Pendragon had been paid by the Alliance for Intellectual Property (in bands of £1,500) £4,501-£6,000 for its work for the group.
  • The Alliance also met the costs of the groups delegation to Brussels in September 2015. This included overnight accommodation and meals, and the cost was (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Intellectual Property APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 19 November 2015
  2. ↑ House of Commons Committee on Standards and Privileges, Written evidence received by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards 1. Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Robert Thomson, 20 January 2006 Lobbying and All Party Groups Ninth Report of Session 2005–06
  3. ↑ Membership list, All Party Intellectual Property Group, accessed 19 November 2015
  4. ↑ [Register Of All-Party Groups as at 24 July 2013 - Intellectual Property], UK Parliament, accessed 13 September 2013.
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