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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...
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FCDO travel advice for St Maarten. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
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We pursue our national interests and those of British citizens. We safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners. FCDO is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies...
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FCDO travel advice for Guatemala. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Saint Kitts and Nevis for healthcare practitioners.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Laos.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
FCDO travel advice for Curaçao. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
FCDO travel advice for Haiti. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Countries have their own rules about what goods you can bring in using an ATA Carnet. Check with the issuer in the country you’re exporting to.
The review of the safety of isotretinoin has concluded.
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