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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...
Decisions and maps and modification notices for rights of way orders.
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
This toolkit is for Innovation Passport holders following the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) and provides activities to support the design and development of medicines.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Colombia.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Rights of Way order details, including start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices, decision letters and costs decisions.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
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
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Your purchasing strategy must show you’ve considered commercial and technology aspects, and contractual limitations.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Guidance on the fast-track process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Use this form to transform your Madrid Protocol Designation to a UK Trade Mark application.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Introductions to technology areas for policymakers.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
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