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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...
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.
Guidance for organisations involved in any aspect of the pharmaceutical lifecycle or GLP studies regulated by MHRA, covering the approval of paper documents when working from home
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
Use this form to transform your Madrid Protocol Designation to a UK Trade Mark application.
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.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Calculate value build-up costs for use with the Single Administrative Document (SAD) using form C89.
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Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Examples of how and when to adjust the customs value for commercial level and quantity when using Methods 2 or 3 if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
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Sets out COVID-19 testing for hospice patients and staff.
his page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing Business in Chile.
Volume 34 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.
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