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For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.

• Updated: 1 March 2023

What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work.

• What intellectual property is

  Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you to…

• Protect your intellectual property

  Protecting your intellectual property makes it easier to take legal action…

How to apply for and check protections from the reductions in lifetime allowance.

• Updated: 6 April 2024

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

This publication offers security advice and good practice for any organisation looking to protect against the risk of a terrorist act.

• Updated: 14 January 2011

If you manage an online platform that allows user generated content, these 7 steps will help you keep your business and your users safe.

• Updated: 29 June 2021

How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.

• Updated: 6 January 2021

Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.

Apply for protection against infringements of intellectual property rights on imports into and exports out of the UK.

• Updated: 17 July 2023

What to do to protect people who come into contact with your charity through its work from abuse or mistreatment.

• Updated: 1 June 2022