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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Sections (4.01 - 4.07.2) last updated January 2024.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
A new pathway supporting innovative approaches to the safe, timely and efficient development of medicines to improve patient access.
Guide to submitting practitioner licence applications to the Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC).
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 2 May 2024.
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Sets out process and expectations on pre-application discussions.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
To protect your patent outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: April 2024.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
How to apply for marketing authorisation via this new procedure.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines in the UK.
An overview of the process including submitting or fast-tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
How to use a before-and-after study to evaluate your digital health product.
Guidance on the acceptance stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
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