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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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Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
How to contact MHRA for specific services or enquiries.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
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...
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
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
How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
How to get fast-track approval of medical devices during COVID-19.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
We are here to make digital government simpler, clearer and faster for everyone. GDS is part of the Cabinet Office .
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed
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