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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...
The civil procedure rules govern the way civil cases are managed, and set out the processes of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the County Court.
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
The family procedure rules are a single set of rules governing the practice and procedure in family proceedings in the high court, county courts and magistrates' courts.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
An overview of the process including submitting or fast tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Use supplementary pages SA109 to record your residence and domicile status on your SA100 Tax Return.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
How guests can find rematches, and the how councils can support them. Includes how sponsors can continue to host.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
You must include the appropriate legal basis for your application when you apply to MHRA for a marketing authorisation.
Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
Contact information for the General Register Office
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Application pack to get a certificate of custom and law for marriage in Belgium by post.
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