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Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
Use this form to apply to register one or more designs divided from an earlier application.
If you manage an online platform that allows user generated content, these 7 steps will help you keep your business and your users safe.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Use this form to request a certified copy of a design.
Use this form to apply to register one or more designs for which registration has been deferred.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
Find out when you need duty stamps for retail alcohol you import and make, and how to get them.
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Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Use this form to request to invalidate a design registration.
The Office for Place will help shift how the planning system is used, as a shield against the worst to its future role as a champion of the best.
Check the tariff classification for low shoes.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.
Change name, address or agent on the design register or cancel your design
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