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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...
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Find schemes that have told HMRC they meet the conditions to be a recognised overseas pension scheme (ROPS).
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Get information on teacher training courses, funding, pay scales and how to make a great application
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Countries have their own rules about what goods you can bring in using an ATA Carnet. Check with the issuer in the country you’re exporting to.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines.
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure.
Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you're an Indian citizen aged 18 to 30 - eligibility, fees, documents.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
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