United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 89157
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10 November 2025
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18 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of geographical indication protections for regionally significant natural stones.
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10 November 2025
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of geographical indication protections for regionally significant natural stones.
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18 November 2025
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I am responding as minister with responsibility for intellectual property. Geographical indications for craft and industrial products, e.g. natural stones, can be protected in the UK via specialised collective and certification trade marks. Collective and...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-10/89157
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1850204
- uk · wq-1850204 · source updated 18 November 2025