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The Review Board for Government Contracts (RBGC) reviews and maintains the government profit formula used by the Ministry of Defence when pricing single source work. We also review the price of individual contracts that are referred to it under contract...
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
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.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Spain, including guidance on residency, healthcare and passports.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
Imposing safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against misleading advertising of contractor loan schemes by scheme promoter, Williams Gordon.
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
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.
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
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