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This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
Use this form to request a certified copy of a design.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Publish your code and use open source to improve transparency, flexibility and accountability.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Check the tariff classification for the unassembled parts to be implanted into the human body for different spinal treatments.
Guidance for organisations involved in any aspect of the pharmaceutical lifecycle or GLP studies regulated by MHRA, covering the approval of paper documents when working from home
Check the tariff classification for articles made of cermet.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Examples of how and when to adjust the customs value for commercial level and quantity when using Methods 2 or 3 if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Goods that are controlled and how to get licences for them, the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, dealing with the Export Control Organisation (ECO).
Check the tariff classification for surface-active preparation for washing the skin and the hair (gel 2-in-1).
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