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Trade Marks Act 1994

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84Unregistered persons not to be described as registered trade mark agents

(1)An individual who is not a registered trade mark agent shall not—

(a)carry on a business (otherwise than in partnership) under any name or other description which contains the words “registered trade mark agent”; or

(b)in the course of a business otherwise describe or hold himself out, or permit himself to be described or held out, as a registered trade mark agent.

(2)A partnership shall not—

(a)carry on a business under any name or other description which contains the words “registered trade mark agent”; or

(b)in the course of a business otherwise describe or hold itself out, or permit itself to be described or held out, as a firm of registered trade mark agents,

unless all the partners are registered trade mark agents or the partnership satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section.

(3)A body corporate shall not—

(a)carry on a business (otherwise than in partnership) under any name or other description which contains the words “registered trade mark agent”; or

(b)in the course of a business otherwise describe or hold itself out, or permit itself to be described or held out, as a registered trade mark agent,

unless all the directors of the body corporate are registered trade mark agents or the body satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section.

(4)A person who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; and proceedings for such an offence may be begun at any time within a year from the date of the offence.

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