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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
How to remove your home address from the public register if you’ve used it as a service address for correspondence, or a shareholder's address. This also applies to LLPs and LLP members.
Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Canada.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
Find out what trade barriers are and how they may affect you when exporting goods or services.
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.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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