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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…
Partnership returns technical specifications for Self Assessment Online software developers.
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
You need to be registered to vote before you can vote in UK elections or…
You vote in person at a polling station (usually in a public building,…
You must apply for a postal vote if you want to vote by post, for example…
If you’re unable to vote in person you can ask someone to vote on your…
How you vote when you’re abroad depends on: whether you’ll be abroad…
You’ll need to show photo ID when voting in person in some UK elections or…
You may be asked to vote on behalf of someone else if they’re unable to…
How offshore wind developers can apply to use the Marine Recovery Fund to secure strategic compensatory measures.
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
Read the latest newsletter from the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA).
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
How to notify the MHRA of your intention to carry out a clinical investigation for medical devices.
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
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