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Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Find out about tax charges on scholarships.
How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used patents to protect their ideas and help them grow.
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A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
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