Intellectual property

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  • Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.

  • Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.

  • Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents

  • Find registered designs in the UK

  • Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes.

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