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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.
How to apply for a discretionary grant where the dissolved company can be restored. (Company has been dissolved for less than six years)
Affidavit of marital status for British nationals in Vietnam.
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Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering patents.
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This page provides details about DSIT's portfolio of AI assurance techniques and how to use it.
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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
Forms AP1, FR1 and DS2: guidance on when evidence of identity must be lodged in support of an application for registration.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
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