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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…
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
All marketing and advertising must be: an accurate description of the…
Advertising to consumers The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading…
There are 2 advertising codes of practice that describe how businesses…
You must describe your product accurately. This means if you make a claim…
You must check if customers want to be contacted by fax, phone, post or…
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if…
You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you:…
If you’re a private servant applying from outside the UK, you usually need…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…
Read the full guidance before you apply. Apply for a Temporary Work -…
Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…
You can apply to extend your Temporary Work – International Agreement…
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Who in the pharmaceutical industry can be a Marketing Authorisation Holder, named distributor or local representative and how to make changes to these.
Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate to legally change your gender.
Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
The Data Protection Act (DPA) controls how personal information can be used and your rights to ask for information about yourself
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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