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What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Find out the rules from 1 January 2018 if you promote or use arrangements that are meant to give someone a VAT or other indirect tax saving or a tax deferral.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
How to use Method 1 to work out the customs value of your imported goods if you're an importer or clearing agent.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
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...
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Affidavit of marital status for British nationals in Vietnam.
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
How to work out the customs value if transactions are between branch offices or include inter-company transfers and accounting if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Imposing safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products.
Find out what trade barriers are and how they may affect you when exporting goods or services.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
If you’re coming to the UK, you’ll need to prove you have enough money to support yourself and any dependants in the UK.
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