We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Download and fill in this form to find out if someone has an attorney or deputy acting for them.
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
Official information British people moving to and living in India need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
How to object to an application to register for UK geographical indication (GI) protection, change or cancel a product specification and how to appeal against a decision.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
How to remove your home address from the public register if you’ve used it as a service address for correspondence, or a shareholder's address. This also applies to LLPs and LLP members.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Use this form to give notice of a vacation of office when administrator ceases to be qualified to act.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
Notify Companies House of a change of name upon restoration, or a direction by the Secretary of State to reinstate 'limited' or 'cyfyngedig' to the name.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Details of scheme to provide displaced people of Ukraine with Eurovision Song Contest 2023 tickets.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.