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The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. IPO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology , supported...
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Use form C88 (status) as proof of authorisation to import or export for the country of destination.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
How someone in Austria can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes on UK naming law
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Use supplementary pages SA109 to record your residence and domicile status on your SA100 Tax Return.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Laos.
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.
Guidance for organisations involved in any aspect of the pharmaceutical lifecycle or GLP studies regulated by MHRA, covering the approval of paper documents when working from home
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