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Find out how the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen.
Use this form to transform your Madrid Protocol Designation to a UK Trade Mark application.
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
How to spot Aujeszky’s disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Use these EU country codes, VAT numbers and foreign language letters to complete an EC Sales List (ESL).
How road transport companies and their drivers must secure their vehicles to stop people using them to enter the UK illegally, and to avoid being fined.
Countries have their own rules about what goods you can bring in using an ATA Carnet. Check with the issuer in the country you’re exporting to.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Find out about tax charges on scholarships.
FCDO travel advice for St Maarten. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How to spot rinderpest, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Information on who can get an ETA and how to apply before coming to the UK.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
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