Malaysia legislation

Section 63

Section 63

Section 86 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection:

“(3a) The Registrar may cancel the registration of a patent agent on the grounds as may be prescribed.”;

(b)

by substituting for subsection (4) the following subsection:

“(4) The appointment or change of a patent agent—

(a)

shall be made in the form as determined by the Registrar together with the payment of the prescribed fee; and

(b)

shall not be effective against any third person unless the appointment or change is registered in the Register of Patents

Agents.”; and

(c)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “has neither his domicile nor residence in Malaysia” the words

“is not a resident”; and

(ii)

by deleting the words “in respect of his patent”.

New section 86a