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PATENTS REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 20.40

Summoning of witnesses

  (1)   For the purpose of the hearing of a charge against a registered patent attorney before a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, the Panel Chair may, by written instrument signed by the Panel Chair :

  (a)   summon any person, other than the attorney, to appear before the Panel to give evidence about the charge and to produce any documents or articles mentioned in the summons; or

  (b)   summon the attorney to appear before the Panel :

  (i)   to produce any documents or articles mentioned in the summons; and

  (ii)   to give evidence to identify the documents or articles.

  (2)   A registered patent attorney summoned under this regulation must appear in person.


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