Patent Rules
12 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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