Section 63
Section 86 of the principal Act is amended—
of Patents (Amendment) Act 2022
(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”.