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Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, what you can register, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.
You can register your trade mark to protect your brand, for example the…
Your trade mark can include: words sounds logos colours a combination of…
Before you apply for a trade mark you need to: decide which general…
To apply you’ll need: details of what you want to register, for example…
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will examine your application and…
Your trade mark will be registered around 10 weeks (2 months, plus 2…
These guidelines set out how the IPO examines patent applications for medical inventions.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for chemical inventions
Guidelines on sampling and result interpretation for microbiologists and infection control nurses working in healthcare environments.
The CMA is examining heating oil amid concerns about rising prices due to conflict in the Middle East.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
How to detect basic forgeries in identity documents.
These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patents Act 1977.
The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into Steiner Friends (registered charity number 1071781).
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