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Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Find out about tax charges on scholarships.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Guidance on the decentralised and mutual recognition reliance procedure (MRDCRP) for marketing authorisation applications including information on how to apply.
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...
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
This Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) COVID-19 page provides important advice and updates for service parents.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
If you’re coming to the UK, you’ll need to prove you have enough money to support yourself and any dependants in the UK.
To protect your patent outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
How retained GEA licences authorise the export of certain controlled items to specified countries.
Annual accounting and VAT - eligibility, thresholds, returns and payment deadlines and joining or leaving the scheme
Find out how much money you need to get a Student or Child Student visa, and how to prove you have the money.
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
ATA Carnet lets you temporarily export commercial samples, trade fair or exhibition goods and professional equipment to countries that are part of the ATA Carnet system.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
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