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The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. IPO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology , supported...
The civil procedure rules govern the way civil cases are managed, and set out the processes of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the County Court.
VisitBritain (VB) is the national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy. It works with UK Trade & Investment as well as airlines, travel operators, global brands and the official tourism bodies for London, England,...
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Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Use supplementary pages SA109 to record your residence and domicile status on your SA100 Tax Return.
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
Data sources of numbers relating to the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
How to use A/B testing to evaluate your digital health product.
Official information for UK nationals living in or moving to Belarus, including guidance on residency, passports and healthcare.
Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
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