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Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Imposing safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products.
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.
We handle cases relating to intellectual property disputes about: patents registered designs plant varieties If the amount sought (damages) is under £500,000 then the case can also be heard by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court . If the amount sought...
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
Guidance on applying to register, renew, or vary a Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy.
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.
How to create and implement a conservation covenant agreement to preserve your land in England.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
Licensing requirements for importers and exporters, duty rates, reliefs and import VAT for printed books, newspapers and related products.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
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...
Advice for landlords carrying out right to rent checks during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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.
Affidavit of marital status for British nationals in Vietnam.
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