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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...
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for the regulation of aviation safety in the UK, determining policy for the use of airspace, the economic regulation of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, the licensing and financial fitness of airlines and...
Guidance for organisations involved in any aspect of the pharmaceutical lifecycle or GLP studies regulated by MHRA, covering the approval of paper documents when working from home
What you need to do to work and operate in the aviation industry.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Find registered designs in the UK
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