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Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering patents.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Apply for changes to your marketing authorisation, including minor variations type IA and IB, major variations type II and extensions.
Use this online service to complete a form or send additional documents for a UK patent you've already applied for (a patent pending)
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
How to send information to Companies House through our extensible markup language (XML) schemas, by purchasing software or developing your own.
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
To protect your patent outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
The Lambert toolkit is for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other.
Use this form to request a certificate of the Comptroller or a certified or uncertified copy from a file or the register.
Get proof of your immigration status if you have been told you can view your immigration status online, for example if you have settled or pre-settled status.
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
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
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) issue the VO6010 form to assess the rateable value of this type of non-domestic property.
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
Use form C&E48 to apply for authorisation to use simplified procedures for importing and exporting.
The information principal accountable persons must submit when applying for a building assessment certificate from the Building Safety Regulator.
Use this form to apply for a patent to be restored
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
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