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When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
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...
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Colombia.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
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.
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.
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...
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
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.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Colombia, including guidance on residency, passports, healthcare and emergencies.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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