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Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering designs.
The sale of land is determined by the potential number of homes that a housing developer or registered provider can build on a given site.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
What to do if you think someone's used your intellectual property without permission - types of intellectual property abuse, help resolving disputes and further legal action you can take.
The Office of Government Property, within the Cabinet Office, has appointed Saurabh Bhandari to lead major property programmes to support creating the sustainable and high-quality estate needed for modern government.
The Government Property Profession is a network of over 2,000 members with responsibility for a range of property-related activities.
Change name, address or agent on the design register or cancel your design
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Find out about a scheme used by individual landlords to avoid paying tax on their property income and reduce Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
Provides guidance on making effective use of land, including planning for higher density development.
We handle cases relating to intellectual property disputes about: patents registered designs plant varieties If the amount sought (damages) is under £500,000 then the case can also be heard by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court . If the amount sought...
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
As part of Dstl's commitment to improving access to technologies, we're making some of our intellectual property (IP) available for free.
Sign up to HM Land Registry's free Property Alert service to help protect your property from fraud.
About your property boundaries, working out your boundary lines, boundaries and neighbour disputes, agreeing who's responsible for walls and fences
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