Part V Patent Agents and Trade Mark Agents

Patent agents

274 Persons permitted to carry on business of a patent agent.

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.