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3 An agent must assume complete professional responsibility for all agency services that they provide and maintain direct supervision over staff and assistants such as agents in training, students, clerks and legal assistants to whom they may delegate particular tasks and functions.
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5 An agent must keep abreast of developments in the branches of law relating to the agent’s practice by engaging in study and education. In addition, an agent must keep abreast of developments in the law relating to patent agent privilege and trademark agent privilege.
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In deciding whether the agent has employed the requisite degree of knowledge and skill in a particular matter, relevant factors that are to be taken into account are
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the preparation and study that the agent was able to dedicate to the matter; and
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