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Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.
You can register your trade mark to protect your brand, for example the…
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The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will examine your application and…
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Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
Guidance on the examination stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
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