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How to display the legal name for your food product.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
Applications, changes and cancellations for consideration under the UK geographical indications (GI) schemes, how to object and appeal against decisions.
The Company Names Tribunal practice direction provides the framework for the management of proceedings brought before the Tribunal.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
Rules you must follow to use a food or drink name registered and protected by a UK geographical indication (GI) scheme, and penalties if you do not comply.
A selection of websites compiled by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names dealing with geographical names worldwide.
Forms to object to a request to add or change a geographical food, wine, spirit drink or agricultural product name protected under the UK GI scheme.
Find protected food and drink names in the official GB registers published by Defra.
Southern Region, Judge P J Barber and Mr J Reichel on 29 & 30 September 2020
How to object to an application to register for UK geographical indication (GI) protection, change or cancel a product specification and how to appeal against a decision.
Find schemes that have told HMRC they meet the conditions to be a recognised overseas pension scheme (ROPS).
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The most popular baby names that were registered in Northern Ireland in 2023.
An application for Birmingham balti to get TSG status.
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