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Following customer feedback, business customers can now apply for historic copies, which are previous editions of a title register or title plan, via the portal, our online channel for transactions. Customers apply for these with application form HC1.

The fee for lodging a request for an HC1 via the portal varies depends on which document(s) the customer requires. A historic copy of a title:

• register is £3
• plan is £7
• register and title plan in the same application is £7.

Please check our fee information as the fees quoted here are accurate on 11 September 2017 and may change over time.

We classify a request for a historic copy of a register as a preliminary application. Customers use preliminary applications to find information that they often need before they send us an application to update the register. The addition of this new service enables customers to lodge every type of preliminary application online, an important step in our digital transformation.

Find out how to make an HC1 application in our latest user guide.

Eleven UK-based businesses will visit Singapore from 16 to 22 September 2017 as part of an Innovate UK global innovation mission.

The mission will support UK-Singapore partnerships in urban infrastructure. It aims to build bridges between the 2 countries and get UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to a position where they are aware and able to exploit the opportunities on offer.

Meet the UK delegation

Companies heading to Singapore this week include:

• Amplyfi, whose proprietary AI platform, DataVoyant, interprets open source content online to deliver insights and impact on societal and consumer behaviour change
• Brite Yellow, which provides indoor positioning, navigation, and virtual and augmented reality software-as-a-service platform (SaaS) for pedestrian smart mobility applications. This includes application in shopping centres, airports, train stations, hospitals and museums
• Bronze Software, whose Framework42 product can be integrated into new and legacy systems, sensors and devices, to improve rail travel and station operations, support citizen engagement for local authorities and city flood resilience
• CitiLogik, which analyses aggregated anonymised data to better understand vehicle and pedestrian movements to create a reliable picture of the interaction between static, slow moving, vehicle and rail movements
• Connected Space, who are experts in product technology across connected (IoT) and emerging technologies, mobile and desk apps, with a particular focus on future cities. The company uses agile for rapid product development
• DriverNet, a driver and customer facing app producer that connect logistics partners together via cloud infrastructure. It is able to improve the accuracy of navigation, provide drivers with site information in advance, and reduce queuing, congestion and emissions
• EM Solutions, which pioneers AI, control systems, software development, networks and infrastructure, sensing technology, remote monitoring, systems integration, water management and sustainable drainage systems to ensure that regulations, legislation and environmental goals are met
• Masabi, whose JustRide transit ticketing platform is a cloud-based, end-to-end mobile ticketing and fare collection system. It allows passengers to purchase tickets in any place at any time, reducing the costs to operators while improving the customer experience
• MassiveAnalytic, with solutions including an intelligent transport system that gives early warning of heavy congestion, supports congestion management and enables smart parking, as well as AI technology for autonomous and connected cars
• Quantimetrica, whose devices use voice recognition to interact with controlled devices, such as applications in internet of things and home automotion
• Red Ninja, which leverages open data from city systems to improve urban planning, transport systems and security. This includes clearing junctions of traffic for approaching ambulances, to speed up journey times

Building innovation and research partnerships

This is the second mission we’ve run under the Singapore urban bridges programme. These events:

• introduce UK delegates to Singaporean peers, partners, stakeholders and challenge-holders
• define the challenges and opportunities that can be addressed by UK-Singapore collaborations
• explore commercial and collaborative research and development opportunities in Singapore
• support consortium-building that will allow UK businesses to more easily exploit commercial opportunities

The activity is in line with government’s UK-Singapore Innovation and Research Partnership and commitment to Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) to collaborate in support of innovation.

Take part in our next mission

We are now inviting applications for the next mission to Singapore. This is due to take place in early 2018.

British Day is an ideal opportunity to hear from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on their activities since the last event in January 2013. They will discuss their new strategic plan, European cooperation projects and legal reform. There will also be an opportunity to discuss your priorities and interests in the European Union trade mark system.

The EU Legislative Reform workshop is an opportunity for you to hear about changes to the European Union trade mark system. The 2015 EU Trade Mark Regulation brought in these changes – the last of these changes will take effect from 1 October 2017.

Date:

27 September 2017

Time:

British Day
9:30am to 2:15pm

The EU Legislative Reform workshop
2:30pm to 4:30pm

Venue:

Please submit any questions you wish to raise on the day in advance to marzia@citma.org.uk. There will also be a short opportunity to raise questions on the day.

Please secure your place by completing the on-line registration form: EUIPO British Day and EUIPO Legislative reform workshop

Please note that places are limited and will be issued on a first come first served basis. Book now to avoid disappointment.

The Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) is looking to appoint 10 new members:

• Chair
• Veterinary surgeon (public health)
• Veterinary surgeon (pigs)
• Veterinary nurse
• Pharmacologist
• Specialist in novel therapies (in particular stem cells)
• Lay member
• Food safety risk assessor (consumer safety)
• Pharmacist
• Statistician/Epidemiologist

Members receive £148 for each meeting attended and an additional £76 for preparation time.

Meetings are held at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate offices in Surrey.

The VPC schedules 3 regular meetings a year (February, May and September typically) and it may, occasionally, be necessary to hold ad hoc meetings.

Usually an Open meeting is held on the day before the September meeting.

Further information on the VPC is available on its website and from the VPC secretary, Sandra Russell, <s.russell @vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk> or tel: 01932 338490.

To apply please contact Chris Abbott c.abbott@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk

The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 27 October 2017.