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Patent Rules

Version of section 12 from 2014-05-01 to 2019-10-29:


 A person is eligible to sit for the qualifying examination for patent agents if the person,

  • (a) on the first day of the examination, resides in Canada and

    • (i) has been employed for at least 24 months on the examining staff of the Patent Office,

    • (ii) has worked in Canada in the area of Canadian patent law and practice, including the preparation and prosecution of applications for a patent, for at least 24 months, or

    • (iii) has worked in the area of patent law and practice, including the preparation and prosecution of applications for a patent, for at least 24 months, at least 12 of which were worked in Canada and the rest of which were worked in a country other than Canada where the person was registered as a patent agent in good standing with a patent office of that country; and

  • (b) within two months after the day on which the notice referred to in subsection 14(2) was published,

    • (i) notifies the Commissioner in writing of their intention to sit for the examination,

    • (ii) pays the fee set out in item 34 of Schedule II, and

    • (iii) furnishes the Commissioner with evidence establishing that they meet the requirements set out in paragraph (a).

  • SOR/2013-231, s. 2

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