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Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
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.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Information about the DCIA programme, with guidance on how to participate in the Pilot competition
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
How to get fast-track approval of medical devices during COVID-19.
How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed
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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).
Apply to the Public Trustee to find out if a tenancy has been ended after a tenant's death
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