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The Survey on Innovation and Patent Use is an ad-hoc survey administered by the ONS on behalf of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The IPO is an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Inductrial Strategy (BEIS) and the official government body responsible for Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the United Kingdom. Its mission is to 'promote innovation by providing a clear, accessible and widely understood IP system, which enables the economy and society to benefit from knowledge and ideas'.The survey design comprises a short telephone based survey to collect information on innovation and intellectual property use in the United Kingdom. Questions asked relate to product and process innovations and patents. Data collection has covered a five - seven week period. The sample consists of businesses that consented to be contacted again after previously taking part in the UK Innovation Survey (UKIS) (available from the UK Data Archive under SN 6699), a survey that is administered by the ONS on behalf of BEIS.The results of the survey are used for research into the ways that businesses work with patents which will inform the IPO about the ways that the UK system of property rights can be improved to help inventors and innovators.Linking to other business studiesThese data contain Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) reference numbers. These are anonymous but unique reference numbers assigned to business organisations. Their inclusion allows researchers to combine different business survey sources together. Researchers may consider applying for other business data to assist their research.Postcode DistrictsThe postcode district variable is available only for the 2013 data.The second edition (November 2018) includes data and documentation for 2015.
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The 2013 questionnaire contained four sections:a range of questions on product and process innovations, the application of patents and licensed technology and effectiveness on the business such as in protecting incomesection intended to ascertain the source of decision making on patenting of innovationssection aimed at 'innovators' and focused on the business's most 'significant innovation' and 'technically most significant patent'sction equesting contact details and other survey related informationThe 2015 questionnaire was split into three sections that asked questions regarding:the nature of the businessthe innovation activity of the businessthe most significant innovation introduced by the business
No sampling (total universe)
Telephone interview
