Section 87

to regulate the procedure to be followed in connection with any proceeding or other matter before the Registrar or the

Patent Registration Office under this Act including the service of documents;

to classify goods including methods and processes for the purpose of registration of patents;

to make or require duplication of patents or other documents;

to secure and regulate the publishing, selling or distributing, in such manner as the Minister may think fit, of copies of patents and other documents;

to prescribe the fees payable for applications for patents and other fees payable for other matters prescribed under this Act;

to prescribe books, registers, documents and other matters to be used under this Act;

(fa) to prescribe the National Depositary Authority and regulate all matters relating to the National Depository Authority;

(fb) to regulate the filing or issuance of documents by electronic means;

(fc) to regulate all matters relating to patent agents;

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to regulate generally on matters pertaining to the business of patents carried on in the Patent Registration Office whether or not specially prescribed under this Act.