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If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
Apply to the Public Trustee to find out if a tenancy has been ended after a tenant's death
Application form PN1 for a search of the Index of Proprietors' Names.
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Information about opinions requests we have received this year
UK Visas and Immigration is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country, with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture of customer satisfaction for people...
We are here to make digital government simpler, clearer and faster for everyone. GDS is part of the Cabinet Office .
Report vandalised property to your local council
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
A collection of guidance about how to protect, manage and enforce copyright. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
Keep your contact details with HM Land Registry up to date.
The Business List contains three separate sub-lists: business financial services regulatory and pensions business. Business We deal with a wide range business disputes, often with an international dimension. Frequently these concern a business structure (company, LLP, LP, partnership etc) including:...
Keep your details up to date in the patent register, tell the Intellectual Property Office about a change of owner or make a change to your patent
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