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Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
The Traffic Commissioner for London and the South East's written decision for Hi-Stanford Scaffolding Ltd (OK2042641)
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
How to use A/B testing to evaluate your digital health product.
What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
What private maritime security companies (PMSCs) need to provide to comply with licence conditions.
Use this form to transform your Madrid Protocol Designation to a UK Trade Mark application.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
How often you must get equipment checked for leaks if it contains hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) - a type of ozone-depleting substance (ODS).
Contact PHE's proficiency testing (PT) team about which schemes are available internationally through distributors and collaborators.
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in 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 about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Guidance on making a disclosure protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, (whistleblowing) to the Certification Officer
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Request an uncertified electronic copy of a UK patent or patent application for personal reference or research
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