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The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a British public service broadcaster. Its main responsibility is to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. BBC is a public corporation of the Department for Culture,...
VisitBritain (VB) is the national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy. It works with UK Trade & Investment as well as airlines, travel operators, global brands and the official tourism bodies for London, England,...
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Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Colombia.
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...
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The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
Guidance on patents hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in the Dominican Republic, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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