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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...
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
Export controls applying to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) related activities - transfer of technology and provision of technical support
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.
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
Official information for UK nationals living in or moving to Belarus, including guidance on residency, passports and healthcare.
How to use A/B testing to evaluate your digital health product.
Explainer for the pharmaceutical industry on the implementation of the Veterinary Medicines Regulation relating to Pharmacovigilance.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
You must include the appropriate legal basis for your application when you apply to MHRA for a marketing authorisation.
Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
You must tell DVLA if you have a balloon angioplasty in your leg and drive a bus, coach or lorry - download the correct form to let them know
This guidance explains who needs to enter the ballot before applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and how the ballot system works.
How road transport companies and their drivers must secure their vehicles to stop people using them to enter the UK illegally, and to avoid being fined.
If you can’t vote in person due to a disability, then you can apply to vote by proxy.
Affidavit of marital status for British nationals in Vietnam.
If you can’t vote in person due to a medical emergency or disability and the proxy vote deadline has passed, you may be able to apply to vote by emergency proxy.
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