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Use this form to record changes to the ownership of UK trade marks for full assignment of the rights.
Data protection rules for businesses in recruiting staff, keeping staff records and using CCTV
Search decisions from UK trade mark hearings
Invoicing and taking payment from customers, what invoices must include, VAT invoices, sole trader invoices, limited company invoices, payment options, charging for late payment, chargebacks
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Ways to sell to the public sector - including the Digital Marketplace, Contracts Finder
Apply for an extension to oppose a trade mark application beyond the initial 2-month opposition time - also known as a notice of threatened opposition
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
Use this online service to complete a form or send additional documents for a UK patent you've already applied for (a patent pending)
Use this form to file your application to register a trade mark.
Use this form to appoint or change a representative for a trade mark owner or update current representative details.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents, as well as supplementary protection certificates (SPCs)
Use this form to notify of a standard opposition and to set out the grounds on which you are basing this opposition.
The rules about product labelling - including special rules for retailers and manufacturers in different business sectors (like food, jewellery and toys)
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
Templates for government officials to use when completing an impact assessment (IA) or options assessment (OA) for government policy.
Change official details about trademarks in the trade mark register with no cost or charge - find forms, correct mistakes, appoint a representative, surrender your rights to a trade mark
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