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Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
How to remove your home address from the public register if you’ve used it as a service address for correspondence, or a shareholder's address. This also applies to LLPs and LLP members.
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.
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...
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) issue the VO6010 form to assess the rateable value of this type of non-domestic property.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy in Caracas.
Find out what trade barriers are and how they may affect you when exporting goods or services.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
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
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
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
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Imposing safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products.
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