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Get a private number plate for your vehicle - buy a number plate, transfer a number plate
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
Search for a personalised number plate registration and buy it from DVLA online or at auction
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Find registered designs in the UK
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
Use this form to inform us that you do not want your existing registered community design to be registered in the United Kingdom.
A development programme of educational resources on critical public health topics for people who work in the health and care sector and the extended public health workforce.
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Use this form to inform us that you do not want your existing International Registration designating the EU to be registered in the United Kingdom
How to comply with the regulatory requirements for manufacturing custom-made medical devices.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Product recall for personalised paint your own Halloween pumpkins presenting a high chemical risk and risk of injuries and choking due to the presence of accessible button batteries.
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
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