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This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Indonesia.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Information for UK nationals living in the EU, EEA EFTA countries and Switzerland since before 1 January 2021, including guidance on residency and healthcare.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Use this form to request a certificate of the Comptroller or a certified or uncertified copy from a file or the register.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
Civil Status questionnaire for UK nationals getting married in Finland.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
Disclosure of the identity of individuals making applications and complaints to the Certification Officer
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
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
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
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