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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 how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used patents to protect their ideas and help them grow.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
A collection of University case studies with an intellectual property focus.
A collection of guidance about how to protect, manage and enforce copyright. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
You can use the Right to Contest application to challenge government to sell land or property if you believe it’s not needed and could be put to better economic use.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
Licensing requirements for importers and exporters, duty rates, reliefs and import VAT for printed books, newspapers and related products.
Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
This guide provides information on statutory derecognition of a trade union
This collection contains immigration staff guidance on miscellaneous caseworking subjects when handling applications.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
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