Trade-marks Regulations

18 A person is eligible to sit for the qualifying examination for trade-mark 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 in the Office of the Registrar of Trade-marks either on the examining staff or as a delegate of the Registrar’s powers under section 38 or 45 of the Act,

  • (ii) has worked in Canada in the area of Canadian trade-mark law and practice, including the preparation and prosecution of applications for the registration of trade-marks, for at least 24 months, or

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

• (b) within two months after the day on which the notice referred to in subsection 20(2) was published,

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

  • (ii) pays the fee set out in item 20 of the schedule, and

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