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Apply for changes to your marketing authorisation, including minor variations type IA and IB, major variations type II and extensions.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
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...
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
The Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) is a US Department of Defense (DoD) programme.
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
An overview of the process including submitting or fast tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
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
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for working Deck and Engineering Officers working on board merchant vessels and yachts.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
The MHRA is part of the Access Consortium along with the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Health Canada, Health Sciences Authority of Singapore and Swissmedic.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Goods that are controlled and how to get licences for them, the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, dealing with the Export Control Organisation (ECO).
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