P.U.(A) 351/99
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS REGULATIONS 1999
PART V - MISCELLANEOUS
Regulation 33. Registration of agents.
(1) The Registrar shall maintain a Register of Industrial Designs Agents.
(2) An application to be registered as an industrial design agent shall be made to the Registrar on ID Form 11 accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) In order to be registered in the Register of Industrial Designs Agents, the applicant shall satisfy the Registrar that he is either domiciled or resident in Malaysia or has a principal place of business in Malaysia, and -
(a) is on the Register of Patents Agents maintained in pursuance of regulations made under the Patents Act
1983 [Act 291];
(b) is an advocate and solicitor practising solely in Malaysia; or
(c) holds a recognized degree in any field of studies and has had at least three years experience in the field of
industrial property.
(4) The Registrar shall not register any person who has been convicted of any registrable offence or any criminal offence involving fraud or dishonesty.
(5) The Registrar, upon being satisfied that the applicant qualifies to be registered in the Register of Industrial Designs Agents, shall register the applicant for a term expiring on 31st December of that year.
(6) An agent shall be removed from the Register of Industrial Designs Agents if he -
(a) is no longer domiciled or resident in Malaysia or no longer has a principal place of business in Malaysia;
(b) is convicted of a registrable offence or any criminal offence involving fraud or dishonesty; or
(c) has been struck off and not restored to the Register of Patents Agents or the Roll of Advocates and
Solicitors or is suspended for the time being from that Register or that Roll.
(7) An application for the extension of registration as an industrial design agent shall be made to the Registrar on ID Form 12 together with payment of the prescribed fee before 31st January of each year.
(8) The Registrar shall, upon being satisfied that the conditions specified in subregulations (3) and (4) continue to be satisfied, extend the registration of an industrial design agent for a term expiring on 31st December of that year.
