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You can help define the scope of protection given to your registered design by including a disclaimer or limitation alongside your illustration.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
Supporting the alcohol and retail industries to market their products responsibly, with the aim of protecting the public and informing consumers.
Exemption, notification, registering and licensing of radioactive substances and radiation generators in the UK.
How to monitor emissions from low risk medium combustion plants (MCPs) and specified generators (SGs). This document was previously known as TGN M5.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
Procedural rules for CMA panel member groups conducting phase 2 merger or market investigations or certain regulatory references or appeals.
Environment Agency's regulation of Sizewell A, B and C and how you can find out more about environmental permits and other activities at these nuclear sites.
These are the maximum uncertainty values to assess whether periodic measurement results comply with emission limit values in environmental permits (formerly part of M2).
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
Guidance for business and consumers on rights for consumers who have experienced misleading or aggressive selling.
Resources for regulators.
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To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Guidance for suppliers.
Approval process for gas and electricity meters under GB national legislation.
Guidance for businesses on notifying the government that they are placing a tobacco or herbal smoking product on the market.
Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
Rectification is the legal procedure which allows anyone to apply to correct an error or omission to the recorded details of a registered trade mark.
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