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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...
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
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
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...
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 Indonesia.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
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.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Goods that are controlled and how to get licences for them, the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, dealing with the Export Control Organisation (ECO).
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Decision on application for authorisation under UK REACH.
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