Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Application for registration as patent agent
Subregulation 1
An application for registration as a patent agent shall be made to the Registrar in Form A, and shall be accompanied by —
the applicable fee in the First Schedule; (b)the necessary documentary proof of the applicant’s eligibility to apply to be registered; and
2 certificates of good character of the applicant in Form B by 2 responsible individuals —
who are not immediately related to the applicant;
who have known the applicant for at least 12 months and have had opportunities to judge his character; and
at least one of whom is resident in Singapore.
Subregulation 2
The Registrar may require the applicant to furnish, within a specified period, such further evidence or information as he considers necessary to determine if the applicant is eligible to apply to be registered as a patent agent.
Subregulation 3
The Registrar may accept in place of, or require in addition to, either or both of the certificates of good character such other evidence of good character of the applicant as the Registrar considers necessary.
Subregulation 4
Subject to rule 8, the Registrar shall, if satisfied that the applicant is eligible to apply to be registered as a patent agent and is of good character, register the applicant as a patent agent by issuing to him a certificate of registration and entering his name and particulars in the register of patent agents.
Subregulation 5
The Registrar may, before registering the applicant as a patent agent, require him to satisfy, within a specified period, such conditions as the Registrar considers appropriate.
Subregulation 6
The Registrar may subject the registration of the applicant as a patent agent to such conditions as the Registrar considers appropriate.
Subregulation 7
Subject to rule 8, an application for registration as a patent agent shall be refused if it is not made in accordance with this rule.