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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...
The CMA has accepted commitments offered by Google that address the CMA’s competition concerns resulting from investigating Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functionalities from its Chrome browser.
How to write up and share your findings
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year
Details of funding for multi-sport grassroots facilities projects in 2023 to 2024
This guide gives an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for initial teacher education (ITE) providers and inspectors.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Use this form to apply to restore a company to the Companies House register.
Find out how to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
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We handle cases relating to intellectual property disputes about: patents registered designs plant varieties If the amount sought (damages) is under £500,000 then the case can also be heard by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court . If the amount sought...
You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office
Publish your code and use open source to improve transparency, flexibility and accountability.
Rules covering how entertainment and modelling agencies work; charging fees and refunds for for finding work
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
Use this form to request a certificate of the Comptroller or a certified or uncertified copy from a file or the register.
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA)'s work aims to tackle potentially harmful online selling practices.
Check the tariff classification for components in sets for dental repair.
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