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The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries. Its collections include more than 150 million items, in over 400 languages including books, magazines, manuscripts, maps, music scores, newspapers, patents,...
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Industry must notify the MHRA if they will not be using these flexibilities
How UK museums and galleries can arrange to protect exhibits on loan from abroad from court-ordered seizure.
How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
The British Museum (BM) was the first national public museum in the world. Its permanent collection, over 8 million works, is amongst the largest and most comprehensive in existence and originates from every continent, illustrating and documenting the story of...
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Mexico including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
‘Bona Vacantia’ means vacant goods and is the name given to ownerless property, which by law passes to the Crown. The Treasury Solicitor acts for the Crown to administer the estates of people who die intestate (without a Will) and...
Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
Advice for British people living in Brazil, including information on health, education, benefits, residence requirements and more.
Understand the basic rules for trustees, settlors and beneficiaries of non-resident trusts.
A collection of guidance about how to protect, manage and enforce copyright. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
How we assess issues of potential regulatory concern
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
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