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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...
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
Use these EU country codes, VAT numbers and foreign language letters to complete an EC Sales List (ESL).
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Find out how to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
If you're an employer based in the UK, find out if an employee is eligible for tax relief through an Appendix 5 arrangement if they've paid tax abroad on their income.
Using recommended patterns for workplace wifi networks and sharing infrastructure.
How schools can share daily attendance data.
Check the tariff classification for flavour pods.
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
Cancel a marketing authorisation, traditional herbal registration or parallel import product licence or withdraw a pending submission.
Apply to the Public Trustee to find out if a tenancy has been ended after a tenant's death
How to file an update statement for an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers.
Find out how to apply for authority to give an employee foreign tax credit relief if you're a UK employer and you send an employee to work abroad.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
UK Visas and Immigration now manages applications for people who want to visit, work, study or settle in the UK. Previously, this was part of UKBA (UK Border Agency) which closed in 2013.
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