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PATENTS REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 20A.20

Completion of outstanding business

  (1)   If a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal cancels the registration of an incorporated patent attorney, the Panel Chair may appoint a registered patent attorney to complete the unfinished patents work of the former attorney.

  (2)   If a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal suspends the registration of an incorporated patent attorney, the Panel Chair may appoint a registered patent attorney to carry on the former attorney's patents work for:

  (a)   the period of the suspension; or

  (b)   a specified period, not longer than the period of suspension.

  (3)   The Panel Chair must not appoint a registered patent attorney under subregulation   (1) or (2) unless the registered patent attorney consents to the appointment.

  (4)   A registered patent attorney appointed under subregulation   (1) or (2) may only act as a registered patent attorney for a client of the former attorney if the client has given consent for the appointed attorney to act.


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