By-laws of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (SOR/2023-73)

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these By-laws.

Act

Act means the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act. (Loi)

CEO

CEO means the individual appointed by the Board under section 23 of the Act. (premier dirigeant)

CIPO

CIPO means the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and includes the Patent Office and the Office of the Registrar of Trademarks. (OPIC)

class 1 licence

class 1 licence means a patent agent licence issued under subsection 26(1) of the Act or a trademark agent licence issued under subsection 29(1) of the Act that is not a class 2 or class 4 licence. (permis de catégorie 1)

class 2 licence

class 2 licence means a patent agent licence issued under subsection 26(1) of the Act or a trademark agent licence issued under subsection 29(1) of the Act that is subject to the restriction set out in section 47. (permis de catégorie 2)

class 3 licence

class 3 licence means a patent agent in training licence issued under subsection 26(2) of the Act or a trademark agent in training licence issued under subsection 29(2) of the Act. (permis de catégorie 3)

class 4 licence

class 4 licence means a patent agent licence issued under subsection 26(1) of the Act or a trademark agent licence issued under subsection 29(1) of the Act, to an individual who is not practising as a patent agent or a trademark agent and who is not providing any services in that capacity to the public or in connection with their employment. (permis de catégorie 4)

Code

Code means the Code of Professional Conduct for Licensees established under subsection 33(1) of the Act. (Code)

foreign practitioner

foreign practitioner means an individual who is described in subsection 19(1) or 20(1) of the Regulations. (praticien étranger)

professional regulatory body

professional regulatory body means a body that has a statutory duty to regulate a profession, other than under the Act. (organisme de réglementation professionnelle)

Register

Register means the Register of Patent Agents, referred to in section 28 of the Act, or the Register of Trademark Agents, referred to in section 31 of the Act. (registre)

Regulations

Regulations means the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations. (Règlement)

supervisor

supervisor means an individual who is authorized under section 64 to act as the supervisor of a class 3 licensee. (superviseur)