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Find registered designs in the UK
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Apply to the Public Trustee to find out if a tenancy has been ended after a tenant's death
We handle shipping and maritime disputes. Cases that we hear include: collisions between ships disputes over the transport of cargo salvage of a ship, cargo or crew disputes over goods supplied to a ship disputes over mortgages and other security...
What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Guidance from DCMS on how museums, galleries and other public buildings can prepare for an emergency or disaster.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
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.
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
How retained GEA licences authorise the export of certain controlled items to specified countries.
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
The information principal accountable persons must submit when applying for a building assessment certificate from the Building Safety Regulator.
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
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...
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