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Register as a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
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…
Check if someone selling medicines online in Northern Ireland is allowed to do so by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Rules and regulations for using Ofqual's logo, including on exam certificates.
Apply to use the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) logo.…
Rules on using a geographical indication (GI) scheme logo to mark a registered protected food or drink name.
Anyone in Northern Ireland selling medicines to the public via a website must still comply with the requirement to apply the EU common logo.
This collection brings together all of the available resources to be used in promoting T Levels
Apply for permission to use Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) logos if you're a driving or motorcycle instructor or provide other driver training.
Guidance on using Ofsted's logos, plus copyright information.
Documents you need when you get asked for a criminal record check when applying for a role
Guidance for vehicle operators, IT suppliers and audit providers about the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme.
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
Who can use the Driver and Vehicle Standards (DVSA) earned recognition logo, where it can be used, and how it must look.…
What you need to do to supply, distribute and sell manufactured solid fuels for use in domestic heating appliances in England.
A Fraud and Error Prevention Service (FEPS) centre may review your benefits claim - check that a letter, phone call or text is genuine
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
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