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. 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
   • 17 June 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency

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News and communications

23 July 2019 — Cma case

Pharmaceutical drugs: suspected anti-competitive agreements and conduct

Competition and Markets Authority

1. Ecolab Inc / The Holchem Group Limited merger inquiry
   • 23 July 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
2. Connect Bidco / Inmarsat merger inquiry
   • 23 July 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
3. Tobii AB / Smartbox Assistive Technology Limited and Sensory Software International Ltd merger inquiry
   • 22 July 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
4. Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc / Onex Corporation / Wildlife Holdings Inc merger inquiry
   • 19 July 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case

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Research and statistics

1. Electrical engineering standards: independent review
   • 23 July 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Independent report
2. Energy, goods and services used by UK businesses: 2017
   • 23 July 2019
   • Office for National Statistics
   • Official statistics
3. The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018: July 2018 to March 2019 review
   • 22 July 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Research
4. Landscape summaries commissioned by the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
   • 19 July 2019
   • Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
   • Research
5. Interim reports from the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
   • 19 July 2019
   • Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
   • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Energy Company Obligation (ECO3): improving consumer protection
   • 23 July 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 06 August 2019
2. Reforming the energy industry codes
   • 22 July 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 16 September 2019
3. Modernising consumer markets: green paper
   • 18 July 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 04 July 2018
4. Statutory audit services: initial consultation on the Competition and Markets Authority recommendations
   • 18 July 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 13 September 2019
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. Regulatory Policy Committee - Business Plan 2019-2020
   • 23 July 2019
   • Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Corporate report
2. Board meeting agendas and minutes
   • 19 July 2019
   • Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
   • Transparency
3. PCA Annual Report and Accounts 01 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
   • 19 July 2019
   • Pubs Code Adjudicator
   • Corporate report
4. Correspondence and meeting notes
   • 19 July 2019
   • Pubs Code Adjudicator
   • Foi release
5. PCA budget for investigations
   • 19 July 2019
   • Pubs Code Adjudicator
   • Foi release

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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. Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
16. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
17. Department for International Trade
18. Public Health England
19. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
20. UK Export Finance
21. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
22. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
23. Company Names Tribunal
24. Crown Commercial Service
25. Department for Education
26. Government Actuary's Department
27. Government Equalities Office
28. Ministry of Defence
29. Companies House
30. Copyright Tribunal
31. The Insolvency Service
32. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
33. Department for Exiting the European Union
34. Marine Management Organisation
35. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
36. Northern Ireland Office
37. Rural Payments Agency
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. Small Business Commissioner
45. Animal & Plant Health Agency
46. Attorney General's Office
47. Bona Vacantia
48. Building Regulations Advisory Committee
49. Central Arbitration Committee
50. CFRA
51. Civil Procedure Rule Committee
52. Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship
53. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
54. Immigration Enforcement
55. Office for Civil Society
56. Office of the Public Guardian
57. Race Disparity Unit
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. Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
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. Highways England
23. HM Land Registry
24. Natural England
25. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
26. Single Source Regulations Office
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