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An overview of the process including submitting or fast tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
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.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Nigeria is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Check the tariff classification for lace-up low shoes.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Apply for a Temporary Work - Religious Worker visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
How to get fast-track approval of medical devices during COVID-19.
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