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Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes.
Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your…
Copyright protection starts as soon as a work is created. Once your…
You can license the use of your work if you own the copyright. You can…
You’re responsible for defending your copyright material against…
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…
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work.
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
Find out when you can zero rate VAT for advertisements and goods used for the collection of donations.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have used copyright protection to create value from their ideas.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
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Includes registering, protecting and applying for designs and patents
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