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

26 June 2019 — Cma case

Rentokil Initial plc / MPCL Limited (formerly Mitie Pest Control Limited) merger inquiry

Competition and Markets Authority

1. Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc / Onex Corporation / Wildlife Holdings Inc merger inquiry
   • 26 June 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
2. AstenJohnson Holdings Ltd / Heimbach GmbH merger inquiry
   • 26 June 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
3. Tadano Limited / Terex Corporation merger inquiry
   • 26 June 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
4. Northumbrian Water to pay £1.179 million for environment offences
   • 26 June 2019
   • Environment Agency
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. Small Passenger Ship Bridge Visibility RPC Opinion
   • 21 June 2019
   • Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Research
2. Understanding past merger remedies
   • 18 June 2019
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Research
3. Intellectual Property Office – Research at IPO
   • 18 June 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Research
4. Artificial Intelligence - a worldwide overview of AI patents
   • 18 June 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Research
5. Music 2025: the music data dilemma
   • 18 June 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Online Harms White Paper
   • 26 June 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Home Office
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 02 July 2019
2. Groceries Code Adjudicator: statutory review, 2016 to 2019
   • 20 June 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 12 September 2019
3. Smart data: putting consumers in control of their data and enabling innovation
   • 11 June 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 06 August 2019
4. How GAD examines and advises on pension costs
   • 25 June 2019
   • Government Actuary's Department
   • Case study
5. Regulation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
   • 11 June 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Energy Act 2013 (Part 3): annual report, 2018 to 2019
   • 26 June 2019
   • Department for Work and Pensions, Office for Nuclear Regulation, and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Corporate report
2. 2018 to 2019: GCA Annual Report and Accounts
   • 24 June 2019
   • Groceries Code Adjudicator
   • Corporate report
3. PCA budget for investigations
   • 21 June 2019
   • Pubs Code Adjudicator
   • Foi release
4. RPC Gifts and Hospitality Register
   • 19 June 2019
   • Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Transparency
5. RPC Register of Interests
   • 19 June 2019
   • Regulatory Policy Committee
   • 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. Groceries Code Adjudicator
4. Pubs 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. The Insolvency Service
31. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
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. 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. Innovate UK
8. Sellafield Ltd
9. Export Control Joint Unit
10. Military Aviation Authority
11. Low Pay Commission
12. Ofqual
13. UK Space Agency
14. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
15. Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
16. Ofsted
17. Social Security Advisory Committee
18. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
19. Council for Science and Technology
20. Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
21. Highways England
22. HM Land Registry
23. Natural England
24. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
25. Single Source Regulations Office
26. 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