17. Recognition of agents
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Where by this Act any act has to be done by or to any person in connection with a trade mark or proposed trade mark or any procedure relating thereto, the act may, under and in accordance with the rules, be done by or to an agent of that person duly authorised in the prescribed manner.
trade mark
“trade mark” means —(a)except in relation to a defensive or a certification trade mark, a mark used or proposed to be used in relation to goods or services for the purpose of indicating or so as to indicate, a connection in the course of trade between the goods or services and a person who has the right, either as proprietor or as registered user, to use the mark, whether with or without an indication of the identity of that person;(b)in relation to a defensive trade mark, a mark registered under section 41; and(c)in relation to a certification trade mark, a mark registered under section 68;