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View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
With a Global Talent visa you can work in the UK, if you are a leader or…
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Find registered designs in the UK
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
Find out what makes a person an enabler of tax avoidance, and what to do about legally privileged communications.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Change name, address or agent on the design register or cancel your design
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
New British designers to benefit from £2 million government funding to showcase their work at London Fashion Week
Includes registering, protecting and applying for designs and patents
Britain’s most sought-after luxury fashion designers will join a landmark trade mission to Japan to boost exports to the Japanese market ahead of the G7 summit.
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
Low average returns of female-run enterprises reflects the fact that women’s capital is typically invested into their husband’s enterprise
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