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The European Trade Mark and Design Network has produced a common practice for use when assessing the inherent distinctiveness of figurative trade marks containing descriptive and/or non-distinctive words.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.
Depending on the objection raised in your examination, you have 2 months to respond through a number of options.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
Section last updated: January 2019.
Section last updated: January 2021.
International trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol will no longer enjoy protection in the UK after 1 January 2021.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
Find out how to recognise official customs seals and how authorised traders can use their own seals in place of official customs seals.
Guidance providing practical information for placing construction products on the GB market.
How to conform with the legal requirements for placing medical devices on the market.
How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.
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