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How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
How to check that a laboratory is allowed to buy ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used patents to protect their ideas and help them grow.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you are a representative of an overseas business or a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
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
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