Business regulation

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Services

1. Search for a trade mark

   Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered

2. Check if a vehicle, part or accessory has been recalled

   Check if a vehicle model, part or accessory has been recalled because of a fault in how it was made

3. Contracts Finder

   Use Contracts Finder to find out about current contract opportunities with the government and its agencies

4. Find your local Trading Standards office

   Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally

5. Apply to register a trade mark

   Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol

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Guidance and regulation

1. Alcohol licensing
   • Detailed guide
   • 24 May 2018
   • Home Office
2. Trade mark forms and fees
   • Guidance
   • 14 January 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
3. CE marking
   • Detailed guide
   • 8 October 2012
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
4. Non-disclosure agreements
   • Guidance
   • 12 March 2015
   • Intellectual Property Office
5. How to classify trade marks
   • Detailed guide
   • 26 June 2017
   • Intellectual Property Office

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News and communications

15 November 2019 — Cma case

Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc / Experian Limited merger inquiry

Competition and Markets Authority

1. First Rail Holdings & Trenitalia UK / West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
   • 15 November 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
2. Prosafe SE / Floatel International Limited merger inquiry
   • 15 November 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
3. The Copyright Tribunal is moving its London office
   • 14 November 2019
   • Copyright Tribunal
   • News story
4. McGraw-Hill Education / Cengage Learning Holdings merger inquiry
   • 14 November 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case

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Research and statistics

1. BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker: Wave 31
   • 7 November 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Official statistics
2. Facts and figures: patent, trade mark, design and hearing data: 2018
   • 24 October 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Official statistics
3. European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: RPC opinion
   • 22 October 2019
   • Regulatory Policy Committee and Department for Exiting the European Union
   • Research
4. Designing self- and co-regulation initiatives: best practice - a literature review
   • 21 October 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Research
5. Business regulation: understanding business perceptions and behaviour
   • 21 October 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Energy Company Obligation (ECO3): improving consumer protection
   • 26 October 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 06 August 2019
2. Proposals to align 9 Directives with the New Legislative Framework
   • 7 October 2019
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 06 April 2012
3. Reforming the energy industry codes
   • 9 August 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 16 September 2019
4. Traffic Commissioners strategic objectives for 2019 to 2021
   • 24 October 2019
   • Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
   • Policy paper
5. Energy network codes review
   • 22 July 2019
   • Ofgem and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Business impact target (BIT): report 2017 to 2019
   • 5 November 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Corporate report
2. Better regulation: annual report 2018 to 2019
   • 5 November 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Corporate report
3. Intellectual Property Office: structure chart
   • 4 November 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Transparency
4. Geological disposal: scrutiny of RWM's work - annual reports
   • 28 October 2019
   • Environment Agency
   • Corporate report
5. Traffic Commissioners: annual report 2018 to 2019
   • 24 October 2019
   • Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Intellectual Property Office
2. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
3. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
4. Office for Product Safety & Standards
5. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

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1. Home Office
2. Department for Work & Pensions
3. Pubs Code Adjudicator
4. Groceries Code Adjudicator
5. Ministry of Justice
6. HM Treasury
7. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
8. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
9. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
10. Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
11. Department for Transport
12. Cabinet Office
13. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
14. HM Revenue & Customs
15. Department of Health & Social Care
16. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
17. Public Health England
18. Department for International Trade
19. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
20. UK Export Finance
21. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
22. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
23. Government Actuary's Department
24. Company Names Tribunal
25. Copyright Tribunal
26. Crown Commercial Service
27. Department for Education
28. Government Equalities Office
29. Ministry of Defence
30. Companies House
31. The Insolvency Service
32. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
33. Coal Authority
34. Veterinary Medicines Directorate
35. Marine Management Organisation
36. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
37. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
38. Northern Ireland Office
39. Rural Payments Agency
40. Department for Exiting the European Union
41. Department for International Development
42. Government Office for Science
43. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
44. HM Passport Office
45. Office for Civil Society
46. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
47. Small Business Commissioner
48. Animal & Plant Health Agency
49. Attorney General's Office
50. Bona Vacantia
51. Building Regulations Advisory Committee
52. Central Arbitration Committee
53. CFRA
54. Civil Procedure Rule Committee
55. Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship
56. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
57. Government Digital Service
58. Immigration Enforcement
59. Office of the Public Guardian
60. Race Disparity Unit
61. Stabilisation Unit
62. Tribunal Procedure Committee
63. UK Atomic Energy Authority

1. Competition and Markets Authority
2. Regulatory Policy Committee
3. Environment Agency
4. British Hallmarking Council
5. Government Chemist
6. Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
7. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
8. Innovate UK
9. Sellafield Ltd
10. Export Control Joint Unit
11. Military Aviation Authority
12. Ofqual
13. Low Pay Commission
14. UK Space Agency
15. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
16. Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
17. Ofsted
18. Social Security Advisory Committee
19. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
20. Council for Science and Technology
21. Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
22. Employment Tribunal
23. Highways England
24. HM Land Registry
25. Natural England
26. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
27. UK Hydrographic Office

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1. Alcohol licensing
2. Competition
3. Consumer rights and issues
4. Energy industry and infrastructure licensing and regulation
5. Intellectual property
6. Product safety
7. Regulation reform
8. Sale of goods and services and data protection
9. State aid