Regulation 45C. Registration of patent agents. (PATENTS REGULATIONS 1986

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P.U.(A) 327/86
PATENTS REGULATIONS 1986

PART VI A- PATENTS AGENTS

Regulation 45C. Registration of patent agents.

(1) An application to be registered as a patent agent in the Register of patents Agents shall be made to the Registrar on Form 18 together with the payment of the prescribed fee.

(2) In order to be registered in the Register of Patents Agents, the applicant shall satisfy the Registrar-

(a) that he is domiciled in or is a permanent resident of Malaysia;

(b) that he is an advocate and solicitor of the High Court in Malaya or an advocate of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak, or has a relevant degree or its equivalent in an appropriate branch or engineering or science from an institution of higher learning approved by the Board of Examiners, or has qualifications entitling him to graduate membership of a professional engineering or scientific institution or the like recognized by the Board of Examiners ; and

(3) The Registrar may, at any time, require proof of the matters specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subregulation (2).

(4) The Registrar may refuse to register any person who has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.

(5) The Registrar, upon being satisfied that the applicant qualifies to be registered in the Register of Patents Agents, shall register the applicant for a term expiring on 31 December of that year.