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An overview of the process including submitting or fast tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Colombia.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Managing radioactive waste with geological disposal
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Regulations to reduce the risk posed by the production, importation and storage of ammonium nitrate.
Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.
Goods that are controlled and how to get licences for them, the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, dealing with the Export Control Organisation (ECO).
Find out what you'll need to get a legally binding decision on the commodity code to use when importing or exporting your goods.
Official information for UK nationals living in or moving to Belarus, including guidance on residency, passports and healthcare.
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