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

How to set up a limited company, appoint directors and shareholders or guarantors, and register for tax.

Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company

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• Updated: 10 August 2022

Guidance on how to register, manage and enforce a trade mark. A trade mark protects your brand, for example the name of your product or service.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

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

Search for patents and supplementary certificates (SPCs) that have been granted, published and filed

What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.

Find registered designs in the UK

How to renew your patents, trade marks or registered designs: when to renew, how to renew online or renew and restore by post, how much it costs.