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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...
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries. Its collections include more than 150 million items, in over 400 languages including books, magazines, manuscripts, maps, music scores, newspapers, patents,...
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
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
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
Tell users how accessible your website or mobile app is in your accessibility statement, based on recent testing.
How UK nationals who plan to live in Spain for more than 3 months must register as a resident and on the padrón at their town hall.
Forms AP1, FR1 and DS2: guidance on when evidence of identity must be lodged in support of an application for registration.
Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
Licensing requirements for importers and exporters, duty rates, reliefs and import VAT for printed books, newspapers and related products.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used patents to protect their ideas and help them grow.
A collection of guidance about how to protect, manage and enforce copyright. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
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.
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