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Find out about tax charges on scholarships.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Use this online service to complete a form or send additional documents for a UK patent you've already applied for (a patent pending)
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.
Find out how interest is calculated and applied if you have a Plan 1 student loan, as well as previous interest rates.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used patents to protect their ideas and help them grow.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
Imposing safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products.
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