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What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
Calculate value build-up costs for use with the Single Administrative Document (SAD) using form C89.
Form A64A: Application to receive information from court records about a parental order.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.
You can make an application to amend your patent after it has been granted either with us or at the Court.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
You can use the Right to Contest application to challenge government to sell land or property if you believe it’s not needed and could be put to better economic use.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
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.
To protect your patent outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
This guide provides information on statutory derecognition of a trade union
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
Find out about other simplifications you can apply for with consignor or consignee status.
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