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Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Read about businesses that have participated in support schemes funded by the UK government.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
How contracting authorities can find approved specialist providers and award contracts for decontamination services in relation to a CBRN or major HazMat incident.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
We help people, businesses and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. CMA is a non-ministerial department.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
UK Visas and Immigration now manages applications for people who want to visit, work, study or settle in the UK. Previously, this was part of UKBA (UK Border Agency) which closed in 2013.
Goods that are controlled and how to get licences for them, the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, dealing with the Export Control Organisation (ECO).
Use this form to transform your Madrid Protocol Designation to a UK Trade Mark application.
We have a team of experts who specialise in technical aspects of maritime baselines, limits, zones and boundaries.
Make building control applications to any local authority in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) brings together policy, advice and direct buying; providing commercial services to the public sector and saving money for the taxpayer. CCS is an executive agency, sponsored by the Cabinet Office .
Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
Find registered designs in the UK
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Check a list of software developers who can provide Customs Declaration Service and Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) software.
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