Publication of the names of patent agents, registered under the Act The names and addresses of persons registered as patent agents shall from time to time be published.

Refusal to recognise as patent agent If the Controller is of the opinion that any person should not be recognised as a patent agent in respect of any business under the Act as provided in sub-section (1) of section 131 thereof, he shall communicate his reasons to that person and direct him to show cause […]

Alteration of names, etc., in the register of patent agents (1) A patent agent may apply for the alteration of his name, address of the principal place of business and branch offices, if any, or the qualifications entered in the register of patent agents, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number or any other particulars under […]

Restoration of name of persons removed from the register of patent agents (1) An application for the restoration of the name of any person removed from the register of patent agents under sub-section (2) of section 130 shall be made in Form 23 within two months from the date of such removal. (2) If the […]

Removal of a name from the register of patent agents (1) The Controller may delete from the register of patent agents, the name of any patent agent- (a) from whom a request has been received to that effect; or (b) when he is dead; or (c) when the Controller has removed the name of a […]

Payment of fees The continuance of a person’s name in the register of patent agents shall be subject to the payment of the fees specified therefor in the First Schedule.

Disqualifications for registration as a patent agent A person shall not be eligible to be registered as a patent agent, if he- (i) has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind; (ii) is an undischarged insolvent; (iii) being a discharged insolvent, has not obtained from the court a certificate to the […]

Registration of patent agents under section 126 (2) On receipt of an application for the registration of a person as a patent agent under rule 112, the Controller may if he is satisfied that the said person fulfils the conditions specified in sub-section (2) of section 126 enter his name in the register of patent […]

Details to be included in an application for the registration of a patent agent An application by a person entitled to be registered as a patent agent under sub-section (2) of section 126 shall also be made in Form 22.

Issue of duplicate certificate of patent agents The Controller may issue a duplicate certificate of registration as patent agent on a request made by the person so registered as patent agent along with fee specified in the First Schedule and contain a statement setting out the circumstances in which the original certificate issued under rule […]