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Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Miscellaneous

68 Preparation of documents etc. by registered patent agents and trade mark agents.

1

Section 22 of the M1Solicitors Act 1974 (unqualified person not to prepare certain instruments) shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2) (persons exempt from subsection (1)), the following paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph (a)—

aa

a registered trade mark agent drawing or preparing any instrument relating to any design, trade mark or service mark;

ab

a registered patent agent drawing or preparing any instrument relating to any invention, design, technical information, trade mark or service mark.

3

The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)—

3A

In subsection (2)—

  • registered trade mark agent” has the same meaning as in section 282(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; and

  • registered patent agent” has the same meaning as in section 275(1) of that Act.