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Rules for digital and printed passport photos and how to get one
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This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed
How we comply with data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), when using personal information in our statistics.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
Key information on Aerial Photography Great Britain (APGB), Postcode Address File (PAF) and Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PSGA).
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
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