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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...
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This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
An overview of the process including submitting or fast tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
Find out about the changes if you are exporting personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
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
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Official information for UK nationals living in or moving to Belarus, including guidance on residency, passports and healthcare.
Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Religious Worker visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
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Use this form to transform your Madrid Protocol Designation to a UK Trade Mark application.
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