There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Section 274.
(1)Any individual, partnership or body corporate may, subject to the following provisions of this Part [F1and to the Legal Services Act 2007] , carry on the business of acting as agent for others for the purpose of—
(a)applying for or obtaining patents, in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, or
(b)conducting proceedings before the comptroller relating to applications for, or otherwise in connection with, patents.
(2)This does not affect any restriction under the European Patent Convention as to who may act on behalf of another for any purpose relating to European patents.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 274(1) inserted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 185(2), 211 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(i) (with art. 9)
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