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A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Peru.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
Affidavit of marital status for British nationals in Vietnam.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
Check the tariff classification for a flexible article made of cellular plastics in the shape of a hollow tube.
Imposing safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
What livestock keepers must do when they temporarily use extra land or buildings and their livestock will not mix with someone else’s livestock.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
Use this form to request a certificate of the Comptroller or a certified or uncertified copy from a file or the register.
Forms AP1, FR1 and DS2: guidance on when evidence of identity must be lodged in support of an application for registration.
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
When and how to tag sheep and goats imported into England, what to record in your holding register and how to report the movement.
A unitary patent will protect your invention in up to 25 EU countries and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
Guidance on applying to register, renew, or vary a Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy.
You can claim relief on Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing scientific materials and apparatus for education or research to the UK.
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