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How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
Form A64A: Application to receive information from court records about a parental order.
A collection of guidance explaining different types of intellectual property. Including tools and case studies about protecting IP in your business.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
DSS was replaced by the Department for Work and Pensions in 2001.
A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.
A domain name is an important asset and is not protected by default. Follow these recommendations to keep your domain secure.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.
Download and fill in this form to find out if someone has an attorney or deputy acting for them.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy in Caracas.
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