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How to check that a laboratory is allowed to buy ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
Find out about tax charges on scholarships.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
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...
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
Application form ID2: certificate of identity for a corporate body.
Application form ID1 to prove your identity when lodging an application to HM Land Registry.
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.
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living
Tell users how accessible your website or mobile app is in your accessibility statement, based on recent testing.
This guide provides information on statutory derecognition of a trade union
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