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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…
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…
Help to Buy: Equity Loan is now closed and can no longer be advertised.
How to buy intellectual property that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
How and when you'll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty when you buy shares electronically or using a stock transfer form
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
How to buy unquoted shares that belonged to a dissolved company and now belong to the Crown.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Guidance for buyers and suppliers of cloud technology, digital outcomes, digital specialists, user research participants and labs.
How to refer or buy the freehold reversion of your flat that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
How to register your vehicle and the cost - new registrations, kit cars, rebuilds, radically altered vehicles, old and classic vehicles, vehicle identification numbers, Q plates
What private maritime security companies (PMSCs) with a trade control licence must do when their circumstances change like leaving the sector or merging.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Find out how to submit brand details to HMRC for Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey, Irish Cream, Irish Poteen, Somerset Cider Brandy and Single Malt Welsh Whisky if you're a verified bottler.
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
Paying Corporation Tax when your limited company sells an asset for more than it paid - includes chargeable gains, intangible assets, working out inflation
Tax advantages on employee share schemes including Share Incentive Plans, Save As You Earn, Company Share Option Plans and Enterprise Management Incentives
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
Business Asset Disposal Relief (was known as Entrepreneurs' Relief) can reduce your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell certain business assets or shares - eligibility, deadlines, how to claim
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