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Use these forms if you import, export, or move goods through the UK.
Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
Check a list of software developers who can provide Customs Declaration Service and Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) software.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
Guidance and forms about importing and exporting goods, customs declarations, duties and tariffs. Including carriers and freight forwarders, storing goods, Freeports and commodity codes.
How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
Add metadata to data you are publishing so search engines can find the data you’ve published and display structured results for users.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Use this online service to complete a form or send additional documents for a UK patent you've already applied for (a patent pending)
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
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.
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
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