Crown use and National Security

Question 1

What constitutes services of the crown for the purposes of the crown use provisions?

Answer 1

Under Section 56(2) of the Patents Act 1977, the services of the Crown includes-

• The supply of anything for foreign defence purposes;
• The production or supply of specified drugs and medicines; and
• Such purposes relating to the production or use of atomic energy or research into matters connected therewith as the Secretary of State thinks necessary or expedient;