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A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
A UK patent may help if you want to take legal action against someone who…
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Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
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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.
Apply for Temporary Admission to import goods to the UK, or move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and use them temporarily before re-exporting them.
When you export goods outside the UK for processing or repair and then re-import them, you can use outward processing to reduce your duty payments.
Check if you can apply for authorised use to reduce your payments when you import goods for a specific use. This can include repairs, maintenance or processing.
Inter-regional cumulation or extended cumulation application form and guidance under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
How to get a parallel import licence for your medicine in the UK, including pharmacovigilance requirements and submitting your application.
Find out how to get a legally binding decision on the commodity code to use when importing into or exporting from Northern Ireland or the EU.
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