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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...
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
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Actions that trial sponsors should consider to build resilience into clinical trial design
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
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Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Colombia.
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.
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