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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. Non-disclosure agreements
   • Guidance
   • 12 March 2015
   • Intellectual Property Office
4. How to classify trade marks
   • Detailed guide
   • 26 June 2017
   • Intellectual Property Office
5. Flood risk activities: environmental permits
   • Detailed guide
   • 20 December 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency

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News and communications

23 May 2019 — Cma case

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

Competition and Markets Authority

1. J Sainsbury PLC / Asda Group Ltd merger inquiry
   • 23 May 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
2. Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders
   • 23 May 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Decision
3. Pharmaceuticals: suspected anti-competitive agreements
   • 23 May 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
4. Drug firms accused of illegal market sharing over anti-nausea tablets
   • 23 May 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker: Wave 29
   • 9 May 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Official statistics
2. EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EUVTFA): RPC Opinion
   • 2 April 2019
   • Regulatory Policy Committee and Department for International Trade
   • Research
3. Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2018
   • 28 March 2019
   • Home Office
   • National statistics
4. Direct/indirect impacts of regulation research report, April 2015
   • 27 March 2019
   • Regulatory Policy Committee and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Research
5. UK Space Agency - NQRP summary (2017-2018): RPC Opinion
   • 25 March 2019
   • UK Space Agency and Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Interim measures in merger investigations
   • 1 May 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 29 May 2019
2. Interim measures
   • 1 May 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 20 July 2018
3. Consultation on regulatory proposals on consumer IoT security
   • 1 May 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 06 June 2019
4. Airline Insolvency Review final report
   • 9 May 2019
   • Department for Transport
   • Policy paper
5. The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation calls for evidence on online targeting and bias in algorithmic decision making
   • 7 May 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Race Disparity Unit
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. British Hallmarking Council: annual report and accounts, 2018
   • 16 May 2019
   • British Hallmarking Council
   • Corporate report
2. Pubs Code Adjudicator and Tenant Representative Group Forum Meeting Notes 18 March 2019
   • 15 May 2019
   • Pubs Code Adjudicator
   • Transparency
3. Sellafield Ltd - Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement 2018-19
   • 14 May 2019
   • Sellafield Ltd
   • Corporate report
4. CMA board meeting minutes: 17 April 2019
   • 13 May 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Transparency
5. Merger inquiry outcome statistics
   • 10 May 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Transparency

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Organisations

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

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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. Department for Transport
11. Cabinet Office
12. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
13. Department of Health & Social Care
14. HM Revenue & Customs
15. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
16. Public Health England
17. Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
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. Ministry of Defence
24. Company Names Tribunal
25. Crown Commercial Service
26. Department for Education
27. Government Equalities Office
28. Government Actuary's Department
29. The Insolvency Service
30. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
31. Companies House
32. Department for Exiting the European Union
33. Marine Management Organisation
34. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
35. Northern Ireland Office
36. Rural Payments Agency
37. Copyright Tribunal
38. Department for International Development
39. Government Office for Science
40. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
41. HM Passport Office
42. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
43. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
44. Animal & Plant Health Agency
45. Attorney General's Office
46. Bona Vacantia
47. Building Regulations Advisory Committee
48. Central Arbitration Committee
49. CFRA
50. Civil Procedure Rule Committee
51. Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship
52. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
53. Immigration Enforcement
54. Office for Civil Society
55. Office of the Public Guardian
56. Race Disparity Unit
57. Small Business Commissioner
58. Stabilisation Unit
59. Coal Authority
60. Tribunal Procedure Committee
61. UK Atomic Energy Authority
62. Veterinary Medicines Directorate

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

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1. Alcohol licensing
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4. Energy industry and infrastructure licensing and regulation
5. Intellectual property
6. Product safety
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9. State aid