Professional Groups
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Intellectual Property
This site is run by The UK Patent Office as a service to customers and the public. Despite the name, it covers trade marks, designs and copyright as well as patents with historical and current information and links to patent and trademark databases. This site is also the gateway to information on current and previous consultations on changes to IP legislation in the UK. A number of files and pages are only available in Portable Document Format (pdf) and you will need Adobe Acrobat reader to view them.
http://www.intellectual-property.gov.uk/
This site is the Government-backed home of UK intellectual property information on the Internet. This site contains plenty of background information IP as well as news and many links to other IP resources. It hopes to bring you all the answers to your questions and all the resources you need to find your way through the IP jungle of copyright, designs, patents and trade marks.
A US commercial, worldwide IP site with something for everyone, including creators and users of IP as well as those involved in the legal aspects. Claims to be the Web’s most comprehensive provider of Web-based legal software solutions (ASP), IP related news, information, products and services.
This is a UK based site with the pupose of providing help and advice for would-be inventors.
Health and Safety
On this site, you can find out about the health and safety system in Great Britain, the work of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE); the people involved, how they are organised; plans and annual reports; HSC/E Framework of Accountabilities; and the current position on important issues (openness, enforcement etc.).
Consumer Protection
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/
A one-stop shop for consumer protection information in the UK. This site provides a wealth of information for consumers and businesses, schools, advice and information centres, community organisations, local councils, business support agencies and trade associations.
Environment
http://libwww.essex.ac.uk/LAW/environment_law.htm
A list of links to various environment law resources, referring to relevant UK and European governmental and other bodies.
Law-related professional bodies
The following sites contain information for legal professionals, their clients and those seeking professional assistance with legal issues. They also have information of those looking to pursue careers in these fields.
The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA) is the professional and examining body for patent agents (also known as patent attorneys) in the United Kingdom.
The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) is the professional body for trade mark attorneys in the United Kingdom.
The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. [It serves society by working to improve access to the law providing services and support for solicitors and setting the standards that underpin the profession's reputation as the best independent professional advisers.]
The Bar Council is the regulatory and representative body for barristers in England and Wales.
Independent directories of law professionals
http://www.chambersandpartners.com/
Publishers of law firm directories for lawyers, clients and students.
The online version of The Legal 500 series. Recommended law firms and lawyers worldwide. Claims to be the definitive guide to the legal market in over 70 countries with in-depth independent editorial, recommendations of law firms and lawyers, and law firm directories.
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