PATENTS REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 20.11 Statements of skill

PATENTS REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 20.11

  (1)   For paragraph   20.3(1 )( d) and subregulation   20.10(2), a statement of skill is a statement by a registered patent attorney who has been registered for at least 5 years that, in the opinion of the registered patent attorney, the applicant has the experience mentioned in one or more of subparagraphs   20.10(1 )( a )( i) to (v).

  (2)   Without limiting subregulation   (1), a statement of skill must:

  (a)   contain details of the basis of the opinion that the applicant has the required experience; and

  (b)   include details of the evidence on which the opinion is based;

described by reference to:

  (c)   the skills mentioned in paragraph   20.10(1 )( a); and

  (d)   the employment requirements mentioned in paragraph   20.10(1 )( b).

  (3)   If an applicant is unable to obtain a statement of skill from a registered patent attorney who has been registered for at least 5 years, the Board may, at the request of the applicant, prepare a statement of skill in relation to the applicant.