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A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Peru.
How to refer or buy land that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
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Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property in India.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
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.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
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