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Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
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.
Apply for a Secondment Worker visa to work for a UK organisation as part of a high-value contract - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
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.
Add metadata to data you are publishing so search engines can find the data you’ve published and display structured results for users.
An overview of the process including submitting or fast tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
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.
How to use a contextual inquiry when developing your digital health product.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
The CDRN laboratory provides timely access to Clostridioides difficile culture, ribotyping and DNA fingerprinting services, according to standardised submission criteria.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
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
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Volume 20 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.
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