PART 9MISCELLANEOUS
Agents and advisers
Agents101
1
Any act required or authorised by the Act or these Rules to be done by or to any person in connection with an application for a patent, or any procedure relating to a patent, may be done by or to an agent authorised by that person orally or in writing—
a
where an agent is appointed when a person starts or joins any proceeding under the Act, once the comptroller has been notified of his appointment in writing; or
b
where an agent is appointed after a person has started or joined any proceeding under the Act, once Patents Form 51 has been filed in duplicate.
2
Where an agent has been authorised under paragraph (1), the comptroller may, in any particular case, require the signature or presence of his principal.