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This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
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
If you sell a customer a product or a service, you need to give them an…
Your invoice must include: a unique identification number your company…
Your right to be paid You can set your own payment terms, such as…
Find out when to include or exclude royalties and licence fees in the customs value, and which method to use to calculate the value if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Find out about the different types of delivery costs, and which ones you must include or exclude in the customs value if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Southern Region, Judge C A Rai on 7 October 2025
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
British forces in the south Atlantic, information on the islands, accommodation and facilities for personnel and their families
What you need to know about the new rules if you're in a labour supply chain which includes an umbrella company, or any third person supplying labour.
Information about when you need to submit substantial amendments to a clinical trial including changes to the trial sponsor or legal representative, Investigational medicinal product certification and importation.
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