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Infrastructure

Standardisation
Effective standardisation fosters innovation, forceful competition and advances profitability, enabling a business to take a leading role in shaping the industry.

Intellectual Property Office 
The IPO is responsible for patents, trademarks, registered designs and the UK's engagement on intellectual property issues.

National Measurement System
The NMS is responsible for stimulating good measurement practice and enabling business to make accurate and traceable measurements.

National Physical Laboratory 
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) maintains, disseminates and researches measurement standards. It also represents the UK in the international measurement arena.