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How to write a description for a patent application.
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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There are different applications you can make depending on: your…
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Information to help healthcare professionals speak with parents at risk of having a child with thalassaemia.
Information for parents of babies who carry a gene for unusual haemoglobin.
This leaflet is sent to all women invited for NHS cervical screening.
These leaflets, in English, French, Bengali and Urdu, can help healthcare professionals speak with people about sickle cell disease.
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
How Business e-services customers can make an enquiry by property description through the portal.
Travel advice and information if you're planning a winter sports holiday abroad, including things to do before you go and staying safe at your resort.
Information for pregnant women to understand what it means to be a haemoglobin D carrier.
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