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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
New British designers to benefit from £2 million government funding to showcase their work at London Fashion Week
A list of 10 criteria that represent good practice in creating, applying and enforcing design codes.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
Find registered designs in the UK
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
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.
Evaluation and case studies from the first phase of our design code pilots.
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office
Change name, address or agent on the design register or cancel your design
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Design your service using GOV.UK styles, components and patterns.
The Designs Act 1949 allows us to give directions in some areas, so that we can react quickly to change.
What clients, principal designers and principal contractors must do to follow the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Changes for businesses and holders of international EU protected designs.
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