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Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
Check the veterinary product information database to find out if a medicine is safe to use on your pet or has been removed from sale
How to license a medicine for sale in the UK, including national and international routes, and information on fees.
How to work with the Defence Science Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Ploughshare Innovations to access our technologies.
The different types of SIA licence, and which job activities need a licence.
Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
Information about new applications, post-licensing, advertising, product information and fees.
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
Rules for alcohol licensing in your area, apply for a licence or have your say about a licence application
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Information for prospective growers of low THC cannabis (industrial hemp), for the production of seed and fibre only.
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
Public health teams make sure that licensing policy and applications consider the health and wellbeing of local communities.
An overview of the process including submitting or fast tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
Limousines must be run by a licensed operator unless they're being hired out without a driver - licensing, private hire vehicle, public service vehicle
This series brings together all documents relating to drugs licensing.
How to get a licence to breed dogs, and the conditions you must meet.
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