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A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
Find out which standards and regulations apply to your product and how to make sure you follow the right procedures.
Imposing safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products.
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.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you’re a passenger plane operator.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
After you have registered for the Valuation Office Agency's service, you’ll need to claim a property before you can submit a check or challenge.
You must register commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight and all trailers over 3,500kg gross weight before towing them through some European countries.
Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used patents to protect their ideas and help them grow.
Information about new applications, post-licensing, advertising, product information and fees.
Your company must meet the independence criteria to provide data storage or anti-tamper devices to the tobacco industry.
Information and guidance on Business Improvement Districts.
What British nationals need to do to get married in Thailand, including what documents you need.
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Apply for a certificate to confirm that you only need to pay UK National Insurance contributions if you're a self-employed individual working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
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