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Trade marks
Introduction to trade marking – how to choose, search for, register and protect trade marks in the UK or abroad
Design right and registration
How to protect the value of your designs through unregistered design rights and design registration
Copyright for your business
What is copyright, how to use this legal right to protect your creative work and what to do if someone violates it
Protecting your intellectual property abroad
Understand how to secure and enforce your intellectual property rights internationally, and register your patents, trade marks and designs overseas
Manage your research, design and development
How to manage your design, research and development projects to adapt to customers' changing requirements
Use innovation to start or grow your business
What is innovation and why should new and existing businesses innovate in order to increase their efficiency and profitability
Find support for inventors
Support and advice for inventors and businesses developing innovative ideas, products and technologies in Northern Ireland
Legal requirements for food labels
Overview of the food labelling rules that apply to prepacked, prepacked for direct sale and non-prepacked food.
Labelling food products
Introduction to food labelling rules that require you to provide certain information to customers, including information relating to allergens and nutrition.
Claims about nutritional and health content
The rules that you must follow when making nutritional or health claims for food and where to find further guidance.
Food labelling in Northern Ireland and European Union
Labelling guide for food business operators concerning food to be consumed in Northern Ireland and the EU.
Food labelling standards in Northern Ireland and European Union
Labelling standards and claims for food products to be consumed in Northern Ireland and European Union, or exported.
Meat labelling rules in Northern Ireland and European Union
Advice for traders on marking meat within Northern Ireland and the EU.
Labelling law for specific food products
Other labelling legislation to consider when labelling food.
Dishonest labelling and misdescription
Legislation and regulations to prevent mislabelling or misdescription of foods, and examples of misdescription.
Labelling food as organic
Requirements for labelling pre-packaged organic food products.
Labelling genetically modified food products
How to label food containing genetically modified ingredients, and the foods you don't have to label.
Front of pack labelling
Voluntary front-of-pack signposting and criteria for deciding on the appropriate colour 'traffic light' for foods.
Food labelling and packaging for export and import
Introduction to food labelling and packaging requirements for international traders.
How to package food for export or import
How to package your food goods for import or export, including the legal requirements, materials you may use and safety considerations.