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This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
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
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.
Find out about the changes if you are exporting personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
How contracting authorities can find approved specialist providers and award contracts for decontamination services in relation to a CBRN or major HazMat incident.
How to get fast-track approval of medical devices during COVID-19.
Publish your code and use open source to improve transparency, flexibility and accountability.
Development of a standard approach for AI and autonomy in networked multi-sensor systems in security and defence.
Guidance for those producing, processing, consuming, importing or exporting chemicals covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Export controls on goods that can be used for torture or capital punishment.
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
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