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Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
Apply for a higher education course, track your application and accept or reject your offers.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
How marketing authorisation holders should inform MHRA of a signal or an ADR to a medicine.
Check a list of software developers who can provide Customs Declaration Service and Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) software.
This guide explains how impacts on noise should be incorporated into a cost benefit analysis.
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Information on enhancing communications resilience and how we work with telecommunication service providers to manage the risk of disruption to public networks.
Consumer advice and details of how to report problems with e-cigarettes with guidance on how to place an e-cigarette on the market in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the notification scheme.
The New Active Substance Work Sharing Initiative (NASWSI) has successfully approved several medicines through this international collaboration and continues to foster cooperation and strong relationships between its Access partners. The Biosimilar Work Sharing Initiative (BSWSI) builds on this success.
Find out about applications to protect traditional terms related to wine products in Great Britain.
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
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Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries. Its collections include more than 150 million items, in over 400 languages including books, magazines, manuscripts, maps, music scores, newspapers, patents,...
Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering patents.
A collection of guidance about how to protect, manage and enforce copyright. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
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