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This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
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.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
A unitary patent will protect your invention in up to 25 EU countries and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
If you own the copyright in a work, you have exclusive rights over certain uses of that work. These rights fall into two categories: economic rights and moral rights.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
How to work out the customs value if transactions are between branch offices or include inter-company transfers and accounting if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Find out what trade barriers are and how they may affect you when exporting goods or services.
Guidance on imports from Russia and Belarus requiring additional duties and terms of exemption.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
Find out about applications to protect traditional terms related to wine products in Great Britain.
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
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
Information for British citizens moving to or living in China, including guidance on residency, healthcare and travel.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
A collection of guidance about how to protect, manage and enforce copyright. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
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