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Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Calculate value build-up costs for use with the Single Administrative Document (SAD) using form C89.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Brazil.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy.
The New Active Substance Work Sharing Initiative (NASWSI) has successfully approved several medicines through this international collaboration and continues to foster cooperation and strong relationships between its Access partners. The Biosimilar Work Sharing Initiative (BSWSI) builds on this success.
Form A64A: Application to receive information from court records about a parental order.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
Guidance, application forms and protocols for plant breeders' rights, national listing, seed certification and farmed saved seed.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Peru.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.
Use this online service to complete a form or send additional documents for a UK patent you've already applied for (a patent pending)
You can make an application to amend your patent after it has been granted either with us or at the Court.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
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