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Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright

• Overview

  You can usually get permission to use someone else’s intellectual property…

• Trade marks

  To use an existing trade mark you should contact the current owner. Find…

• Patents

  Contact the owner of the patent to see if they’ll: license it to you sell…

• Copyright

  You can’t copy or use copyright material without permission. For example,…

• Designs

  To use a registered design you must contact the current owner and either…

Find out how internet scams work and what to be aware of - misleading websites, report website fraud, suspicious communication and phishing

• Report internet scams and phishing

  Report misleading websites, emails, phone numbers, phone calls or text…

• Report scam HMRC emails, texts, phone calls and letters

  You can report suspicious emails, texts, phone calls and letters to HM…

• Report visa and immigration scams

  You’ll never be asked to pay for a visa using: cash money transfer Contact…

Actions you can take as an umbrella company to support compliance and best practice in the temporary labour market.

• Updated: 8 April 2025

How and when you'll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty when you buy shares electronically or using a stock transfer form

Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.

• Updated: 4 January 2021

To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Philippines.

• Updated: 4 October 2023

Calculate how much you have to pay your furloughed employees for hours on furlough and how much you can claim back.

• Updated: 29 October 2021

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

Information for landlords in England on tenant eviction: assured shorthold tenancies, including eviction notices, Section 21, Section 8, accelerated possession, possession orders, bailiffs

How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register