Intellectual Property Authorities and Organisations
The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO): http://www.ipo.gov.uk/home.htm.
The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM): http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/index.en.do
INTA (Not-for-profit worldwide membership organization of trademark owners and legal advisors, working to protect and advance the importance of trade marks and related intellectual property): www.inta.org
Licensing Executives Society (Europe) - a non-profit making professional and educational society with the purposes of furthering high standards, expertise and ethics in the business of licensing and/or transfer of intellectual property and technology, and raising awareness of IP/technology licensing amongst business communities, government bodies and academics: http://www.les-europe.org/
Licensing Executives Society Britain and Ireland – the U.K. and Ireland branch of LES run for professionals interested in the business of licensing and/or transfer of intellectual property and technology: http://www.les-bi.org/

Brand Communications
Thorne Creative: A capable and competitively priced outfit that does both strategy and design: www.thornecreative.co.uk
Business advice and information services
Business Link: www.BusinessLink.gov.uk
The City Business Library: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/citybusinesslibrary
The Financial Times: http://www.ft.com/home/uk  
Reuters: www.reuters.com
Reuters News UK: http://uk.reuters.com/

Business consultants
Schrodinger Consulting Limited, business consultants: http://www.schrodinger-consulting.co.uk/home.htm

Business funding consultants
Business Advice Bureau, for assistance and advice in getting government business financial aid (contact Catherine Spode): www.businessadvicebureau.com

Business organisations and representative bodies
CBI: www.cbi.org.uk/
Federation of Small Businesses - Protecting, promoting, and representing the interests of small businesses: www.fsb.org.uk/
IOD (the Institute of Directors) – Representative organisation for business also providing advisory, support and information services to business: www.iod.co.uk/
The London Chamber of Commerce: http://www.londonchamber.co.uk/

Company registration and regulation organisations
Companies House (Register of Companies for the U.K.): http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Courts and judicial bodies
Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS) – management of Courts in England and Wales: http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) - Information and recent case law for the European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance: http://curia.europa.eu/en

Dispute, mediation and advisory organisations
Acas (employment disputes and advisory service): www.acas.org.uk
Financial Ombudsman Service (the official independent expert in settling complaints between consumers and businesses providing financial and insurance services): http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/

Domain name authorities and organisations
Nominet (internet registry for UK domain names and domain name searching): http://www.nominet.org.uk/
Domain name searching services: http://www.whois.co.uk/

Insurance and risk management organisations
BIBA (British Insurance Brokers’ Association) – the leading organisation representing insurance brokers and intermediaries: http://www.biba.org.uk
Chartered Insurance Institute - Professional and educational organisation prominent in the global insurance and financial services industry: www.cii.co.uk/
Lloyd’s of London - the world's leading insurance market providing specialist insurance services to businesses in over 200* countries and territories: http://www.lloyds.com/
Risk management professionals: AIRMIC (association of Insurance and Risk managers): http://www.airmic.com/

Marketing, advertising and design bodies
The Chartered Institute of Marketing - the leading international body for marketing and business development: www.cim.co.uk
The Design Business Association – professional and trade association serving and representing the design industry: www.dba.org.uk
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising - A non-profit trade body and professional institute serving and representing agencies in the UK's media and marketing communications industry: www.ipa.co.uk

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