Patent and trade mark attorneys in law and in Parliament

What the statute book and the parliamentary record say about patent and trade mark attorneys — searched by 4 phrases, counted, and published with what each phrase catches by mistake.

74documents
15of them Acts
1949 oldest hit — read the caveat
327 contributions in Hansard

Regulator: IPReg
Statutory basis: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 ss.275, 276, 282; Legal Services Act 2007 sch.4
Register: The profession on this site

The oldest hit is the least trustworthy figure here. Two things make it so, and both are visible in this collection.

The oldest documents are the likeliest to use the word in another sense. The oldest hit for “solicitor” is the Taxation Act 1640, and its only occurrence of the word is “Solicitor Generall to the Kings most excellent Majestie”.

And a hit is not always enacted text. legislation.gov.uk’s revised texts carry its own editorial annotations — notes recording that a provision was amended or applied by something later — and the index reads them. The oldest hit for “notary” is the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533, whose only occurrence of the word is the note “S. 11 applied by Public Notaries Act 1843 (c. 90), s. 5”. The 1533 text does not contain it.

When the law mentioned them

1950
2000

1940s 24 in the busiest decade 2020s

Documents per decade, by the year the document itself carries. This is the revised statute book: an Act repealed long ago is generally not on legislation.gov.uk at all, so the early decades are thinner than the history was.

When Parliament mentioned them

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1850
1900
1950
2000

1800s “patent attorney” — 45 in the busiest decade 2020s

Spoken and written contributions containing the phrase, by decade. Hansard’s digitised record begins with the 1803 session, so a decade before that is absent rather than quiet. Collected for the profession’s own name only; the other phrases below have totals but no series.

What was searched for, and what it catches

Phrase	What it is	Legislation	Hansard	Debates
“patent attorney”	The profession	28	82	1
“patent agent”	A historic name	43	200	2
“trade mark attorney”	The profession	34	16	0
“trade mark agent”	A historic name	28	29	0

What these phrases catch that is not this profession.

“patent agent” — The statutory term until the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; both titles remain protected.

Nothing is filtered out on the strength of these. A sweep that dropped what it judged irrelevant could not be checked, and the size of the wrong-sense class is itself worth knowing.

Legislation named after them

10 documents whose title contains one of these phrases — the law that is about this profession rather than merely mentioning it.

The Acts

15 Acts of a Parliament or Assembly mention this profession, against 59 statutory instruments and other secondary material.

Year	Act	Matched
2020	United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020	patent attorney, trade mark attorney
2017	Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017	patent attorney, trade mark attorney
2010	Equality Act 2010	patent attorney, trade mark attorney
2007	Legal Services Act 2007	patent agent, patent attorney, trade mark agent, trade mark attorney
2005	Constitutional Reform Act 2005	patent agent
2003	Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003	patent attorney, trade mark attorney
1994	Trade Marks Act 1994	patent agent, patent attorney, trade mark agent, trade mark attorney
1990	Courts and Legal Services Act 1990	patent agent, trade mark agent
1988	Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988	patent agent, patent attorney, trade mark agent, trade mark attorney
1977	Patents Act 1977	patent agent, patent attorney, trade mark attorney
1976	Race Relations Act 1976 (Repealed)	patent attorney, trade mark attorney
1976	Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 (repealed 1.3.2000)	patent agent
1973	Fair Trading Act 1973	patent agent
1949	Patents Act 1949	patent agent
1949	Registered Designs Act 1949	patent attorney, trade mark attorney

The instruments

All 59 statutory instruments and other secondary documents.

Which statute book

Legislature	Documents
United Kingdom	69
Retained EU law	2
Scotland	2
Northern Ireland	1

These professions are regulated in England and Wales, but the search is not restricted to it: a Scottish instrument mentioning solicitors is about Scottish solicitors, who are a different profession, and dropping it silently would have been a judgement the reader could not check.

In Parliament

327 contributions, 3 debates and 9 written answers mention one of these phrases. Summed across phrases, so a speech naming both the profession and its regulator is counted twice.

Debates on “patent attorney”

1 debate whose title or text carries the phrase.

1988-07-25 Use Of The Term "Patent Attorney": Supplementary Provisions Commons

Debates on “patent agent”

2 debates whose title or text carries the phrase.

1977-07-22 Restrictions On Practice As Patent Agent Commons
1898-03-10 Register Of Patent Agent Rules Commons

What was said, on “patent attorney”

24 of 82 contributions, newest first. A sample, not the record.

My Lords, it gives me pleasure to commence the winding-up speeches on this debate. I congratulate the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, on bringing it to us and the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman, on an excellent maiden speech. We have had a great debate,

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Science and Technology: Economy , 31 October 2024 (Lords)

My Lords, we have had an interesting and important debate and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, for putting it on the agenda. We have had wide-ranging speeches about the macroeconomics of inflation, higher interest rates and the woes of productivity

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, UK Economy: Growth, Inflation and Productivity , 29 June 2023 (Lords)

One is a number, as I was always taught when I was training as a patent attorney. It might mean that one consumer organisation did not agree, but the vast majority did.

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Financial Services and Markets Bill , 6 February 2023 (Lords)

My Lords, I have several amendments in this group. Amendment 48, which has already been referred to, seeks to add “sustainability” in as a sort of foil to the international aspect. Amendments 49 and 59 seek to remove the bits in brackets relating specifi

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Financial Services and Markets Bill , 1 February 2023 (Lords)

My Lords, it is always very interesting to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. He is approaching this partly in a similar way to me and partly in a different way. I was, and still am, attracted to the notion of trying to get this time of uncertainty dow

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, National Security and Investment Bill , 2 March 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, this group contains a range of amendments aimed at improving certainty which I broadly support. In particular I favour the removal of the expression “contemplation” because it is a broad expression that in my understanding, if it is not reinter

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, National Security and Investment Bill , 2 March 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, first, I thank the team of the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, for engaging with me on the patent attorney queries in the TCA. That enables me to move on to financial services and the Governor of the Bank of England’s warning that we should not p

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement , 8 January 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, I am a retired patent attorney, which is what made me curious about Amendment 107. I guess that is an interest of some kind, though no longer pecuniary. In this group I have tabled Amendment 107A, which is intended to clarify what has become

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, United Kingdom Internal Market Bill , 2 November 2020 (Lords)

My Lords, debating these instruments after the event and after the earlier messaging against masks is a sorry state of affairs. I wish that there had been encouragement of voluntary wearing of cloth coverings at an earlier stage. I am not a medical ex

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020 , 18 September 2020 (Lords)

My Lords, I will start by declaring not so much an interest as a prejudice, which is in favour of research in STEM subjects —given that I am a physicist and former university researcher myself. In my subsequent career as a patent attorney, I came face

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Science Research Funding in Universities (Science and Technology Committee Report) , 9 September 2020 (Lords)

My Lords, I give a “better late than never” welcome to these statutory instruments, because protection of national interests, such as security of critical supply, critical infrastructure and defence of our science, technology and intellectual property ba

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Enterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2020 , 15 July 2020 (Lords)

My Lords, as with earlier instruments on exhaustion and patents, this was debated on 14 January in Grand Committee, where noble Lords raised questions about the consultation and impact assessment process. Noble Lords also put some questions on technical

Lord Henley, Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 , 6 February 2019 (Lords)

I certainly recall every word of the four glorious hours we spent waiting to debate these instruments in Grand Committee yesterday. I also remember the eloquence of the noble Baroness’s exposition on patents, drawn from her experience as, I believe, a pa

Lord Bates, Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 , 15 January 2019 (Lords)

My Lords, I did not come to Grand Committee today expecting to speak on intellectual property. I am here to do financial services but, since I spent the best part of 40 years as a European patent attorney, it is hard not to intervene a little. I remember

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 , 14 January 2019 (Lords)

My Lords, I congratulate the committee on the report and its apt subtitle, Breaking the Cycle of Indecision. There are excuses for that indecision—public opinion features large—but it resulted in having to make decisions about electricity generation whil

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Nuclear Research and Technology (Science and Technology Committee Report) , 17 October 2017 (Lords)

My Lords, I too am a member of the committee. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hollick, for his chairmanship during this inquiry. We have many committee members rich in UK energy policy and experience. I can only claim an upbringing at Harwell, surrounded

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Electricity Market (EAC Report) , 17 July 2017 (Lords)

My Lords, I also thank the Minister and must declare my interests as a retired chartered and European patent attorney, former fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and former representative before the European Patent Office and European Un

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill [HL] , 23 November 2016 (Lords)

Let me redeclare my interests, as this is a recorded and public hearing, that I am a retired chartered patent attorney, a former fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, a member of the European Patent Institute and a representative before t

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill [HL] , 9 November 2016 (Lords)

2: Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 1 to 6 and insert — “PART A2ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO DISTINCT JURISDICTIONSA2 Legal jurisdictions of Wales and of England The legal jurisdiction of England and Wales becomes two legal jurisdictions, that of Wales and that

Wales Bill , 31 October 2016 (Lords)

The policy may have matured, but I assert that this issue needs to be monitored, because it will not go away. That is why the responsibility is not on my Plaid Cymru friends or indeed the official Opposition, but on the Government to acknowledge the impo

Mr Mark Williams, Wales Bill , 12 September 2016 (Commons)

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Government amendments 3 to 7. Amendment 60, in clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 4 to 9 and insert— “Part 2B Establishment of Two Distinct Jurisdictions 92B Legal jurisdictions of W

John Bercow, Wales Bill , 12 September 2016 (Commons)

My Lords, I am a lay man. As a lay man, seeing this rather daunting title, and glancing through the Explanatory Notes and the Law Commission’s background paper—number 360—underlines the technical nature of much of what is proposed. Furthermore, I see that

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill [HL] , 15 June 2016 (Lords)

I thank the Minister for that explanation. I declare my interests in the register as a retired UK and European patent attorney and a former fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. As a consequence of that interest I have experience of the i

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill [HL] , 15 June 2016 (Lords)

My Lords, I rise for the first time, deeply conscious of the honour that it is to serve in your Lordships’ House. I am grateful for the kind way in which noble Lords have received me, for the friendliness of all staff and for the elegant and discreet way

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Strathclyde Review , 13 January 2016 (Lords)

What was said, on “patent agent”

24 of 200 contributions, newest first. A sample, not the record.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for mentioning that beforehand, because it enables me to confirm that there is no intended change in clause 29. First and foremost, chapter 1 of part 1 puts it beyond doubt that the tribunal judiciary are independent of

Vera Baird, Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [Lords] , 5 March 2007 (Commons)

My Lords, the intention of the Bill is not to revisit the territory to which I think the noble and learned Lord is implicitly referring. The intention is to refer to the upper tier of the tribunal issues that are currently dealt with by the High Court; f

Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL] , 29 November 2006 (Lords)

My Lords, the qualifications are defined in statute as seven years’ experience for a circuit judge, X years for a district judge and seven years for a High Court judge. One would also need to have seven years of experience as, for example, a patent agent

Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL] , 29 November 2006 (Lords)

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Triesman, who has spelled everything out clearly. I entirely agree that patents or ideas may relate to military technology. I think that he said that the content of such patents may be scrutinised only by a select band of pe

Lord Lyell, Patents Bill Hl , 8 March 2004 (Lords)

In recent months, the Patents Directorate of the Patent Office has introduced a series of measures to make further improvements in its efficiency, its turnaround times and its customer service These measures include improved recruitment, retention and tra

Contracting Out (Functions In Relation To Applications For Patents) Order 2002 , 5 December 2002 (Lords)

This application is also a deregulation measure. It will lead to clients of patent agents who need to use the courts to instruct and deal with one person. The patent agent will not have to instruct a solicitor and/or a barrister in order to progress his c

Chartered Institute Of Patent Agents Order 1999 , 10 November 1999 (Lords)

My Lords, we are singularly fortunate that a Chancellor of the Exchequer of such distinguished service as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Howe, should focus our minds on this aspect of our fiscal system. We are also greatly indebted to the three report

Lord Simon of Glaisdale, Tax Legislation: Simplification , 27 March 1996 (Lords)

I quote: "Nid da He gellir gwell." The motto of the Bettws comprehensive school in my constituency is appropriate to the debate for two reasons: first, this is a good Bill, and the motto means that there is no good that cannot be improved on; secondly,

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West), Trade Marks Bill Lords , 18 April 1994 (Commons)

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have taken part in the short debate that we have had on this order. It is an important order to provide for the rest of the expenditure in this year and the beginning of the expenditure in the next financial ye

Lord Belstead, Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 , 18 March 1991 (Lords)

"(6) Nothing in this section shall be taken to limit the right to draw or prepare deeds given to a registered patent agent by section ( Preparation of documents etc. by registered patent agents and trade mark agents) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1

Commons Amendment , 24 October 1990 (Lords)

"(5) Nothing in this section shall be taken to limit the right to draw or prepare deeds given to a registered patent agent by section ( Preparation of documents etc. by registered patent agents and trade mark agents) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1

Commons Amendment , 24 October 1990 (Lords)

(3) The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)— "(3A) In subsection (2)—"registered trade mark agent" has the same meaning as in section 282(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; and"registered patent agent" has the same

Commons Amendment , 24 October 1990 (Lords)

(2) In subsection (2) (persons exempt from subsection (I)), the following paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph (a)— "(aa) a registered trade mark agent drawing or preparing any instrument relating to any design, trade mark or service mark;(ab) a

Commons Amendment , 24 October 1990 (Lords)

(2) In section 102A of that Act (right of audience etc in proceedings on appeal from the comptroller), the following subsection shall he added at the end— "(6) Nothing in this section shall be taken to limit the right to draw or prepare deeds given to a

'The Patents Act 1977 (C37) , 25 July 1990 (Commons)

.—(1) In section 102 of the Patents Act 1977 (right of audience etc in proceedings before the comptroller), the following subsection shall be added at the end— "(5) Nothing in this section shall be taken to limit the right to draw or prepare deeds given

'The Patents Act 1977 (C37) , 25 July 1990 (Commons)

(3) The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)— "(3A) In subsection (2)— "registered trade mark agent" has the same meaning as in section 282(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; and"registered patent agent" has the sam

Preparation Of Documents Etc By Registered Patent Agents And Trade Mark Agents , 25 July 1990 (Commons)

(2) In subsection (2) (persons exempt from subsection (1)), the following paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph (a) "(aa) a registered trade mark agent drawing or preparing any instrument relating to any design, trade mark or service mark;(ab) a r

Preparation Of Documents Etc By Registered Patent Agents And Trade Mark Agents , 25 July 1990 (Commons)

My Lords, as the noble and learned Lord the Lord Advocate pointed out, the amendment introduces subsection (13A) which is to be found set out in Amendment No. 157. I draw attention to certain aspects of the matter. First, in subsection (13B) the provisi

Lord McCluskey, Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Scotland) Bill Hl , 15 May 1990 (Lords)

If you empower a patent agent, an insolvency practitioner or an architect to appear in a case, and another party—whether it be the other side or a third party who has come into the case or someone else—raises a question which is not within his expertise,

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Scotland) Bill Hl , 15 May 1990 (Lords)

With respect to the noble and learned Lord, we are returning to discussion of Clause 21. In a clear and articulate fashion he has made clear the reason why he takes exception to those pleaders. I shall not follow his description of them as barefooted. G

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Bill Hl , 2 April 1990 (Lords)

My Lords, I wish to support the overwhelmingly powerful case put forward by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Ackner. To my mind what is at issue on this amendment is public confidence in the higher ranges of our judiciary. If it turned out that people w

Lord Renton, Courts And Legal Services Bill Hl , 28 February 1990 (Lords)

Under that section, a registered patent agent may do in a patent court exactly what a solicitor may do in the Supreme Court. I believe that some sympathy should therefore be extended to Amendments Nos. 116 and 130 as they relate to registered patent agent

Courts And Legal Services Bill Hl , 22 February 1990 (Lords)

In support of my contention that they would be helpful, the amendments seek to expedite the course of justice in relation to patents and trade marks and to reduce the costs of litigation. It is suggested that the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents shoul

Courts And Legal Services Bill Hl , 22 February 1990 (Lords)

Amendment No. 218 merely defines what is known as a registered patent agent and a registered trade mark agent. A registered trade mark agent means: "a person whose name appears on the register established under section 282 of the Copyright, Designs and P

Courts And Legal Services Bill Hl , 20 February 1990 (Lords)

What was said, on “trade mark attorney”

All 16 contributions, newest first.

First, I would like to put on record my support for this Bill. I fully understand the huge opportunities it presents for UK plc. I do not agree with those who believe this is a Bill to strip away rights and hard-fought-for gains in various legislation. T

Craig Whittaker, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill , 18 January 2023 (Commons)

2: Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 1 to 6 and insert — “PART A2ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO DISTINCT JURISDICTIONSA2 Legal jurisdictions of Wales and of England The legal jurisdiction of England and Wales becomes two legal jurisdictions, that of Wales and that

Wales Bill , 31 October 2016 (Lords)

The policy may have matured, but I assert that this issue needs to be monitored, because it will not go away. That is why the responsibility is not on my Plaid Cymru friends or indeed the official Opposition, but on the Government to acknowledge the impo

Mr Mark Williams, Wales Bill , 12 September 2016 (Commons)

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Government amendments 3 to 7. Amendment 60, in clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 4 to 9 and insert— “Part 2B Establishment of Two Distinct Jurisdictions 92B Legal jurisdictions of W

John Bercow, Wales Bill , 12 September 2016 (Commons)

My Lords, I shall also speak to the second order in my name on the Order Paper. Noble Lords who have followed the reform of legal services regulation will be aware that it has long been the Government’s intention to see the new Legal Services Act 2007

Lord Tunnicliffe, Legal Services Act 2007 (Functions of an Approved Regulator) Order 2009 , 2 December 2009 (Lords)

( ) a registered trade mark attorney, within the meaning of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26);’.

Legal Services Bill [Lords] , 15 October 2007 (Commons)

I am grateful to the Minister, who has made our day with this group of amendments. There are two important issues of principle at stake, and I thank her for what she said. I know that all branches of the profession will be extremely grateful as well, so

Lord Bellingham, Legal Services Bill [Lords] , 15 October 2007 (Commons)

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for mentioning that beforehand, because it enables me to confirm that there is no intended change in clause 29. First and foremost, chapter 1 of part 1 puts it beyond doubt that the tribunal judiciary are independent of

Vera Baird, Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [Lords] , 5 March 2007 (Commons)

Use of the term "trade mark attorney"

Commons Amendment , 15 July 1994 (Lords)

".—(1) No offence is committed under the enactments restricting the use of certain expressions in reference to persons not qualified to act as solicitors by the use of the term "trade mark attorney" in reference to a registered trade mark agent.(2) The en

Commons Amendment , 15 July 1994 (Lords)

My Lords, with my professional background it would be a little churlish of me not to recognise that the call by the trade marks profession for permission to use the term "trade mark attorney" is an important one. I hope that it will help to consolidate

Baroness Hamwee, Commons Amendment , 15 July 1994 (Lords)

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 2. I shall speak also to Amendments Nos. 3 and 7. These amendments allow persons on the register of trademark agents to use the title "trade mark attorney". They als

Lord Strathclyde, Commons Amendment , 15 July 1994 (Lords)

3 Clause 49, page 23, line 11, at end insert '; and (b) making in relation to the list of professional representatives maintained in pursuance of Article 89 of the Community Trade Mark Regulation, and persons on that list, provision corresponding to that

Commons Amendment , 15 July 1994 (Lords)

I have listened with interest to the points that the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths) has made. His amendment would delete clause 86, but I am not convinced that we should follow that course. I do not recall any dissent in Committee from

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Technology (Mr. Patrick McLoughlin), Power To Prescribe Conditions, &C For Mixed Partnerships And Bodies Corporate , 20 June 1994 (Commons)

I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 36, leave out lines 41 to 47. The amendment reflects the fears of the Patent Solicitors Association that confusion will be caused by the use of the term "attorney". I understand that clause 86 originated from the h

Mr. Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South), Power To Prescribe Conditions, &C For Mixed Partnerships And Bodies Corporate , 20 June 1994 (Commons)

I am glad that there seems to be cross-party support for the Bill. It is a most significant and important measure. I am sorry that the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths) felt that we had been laggard in introducing it. I have some sympathy

Mr. Iain Mills (Meriden), Trade Marks Bill Lords , 18 April 1994 (Commons)

What was said, on “trade mark agent”

24 of 29 contributions, newest first. A sample, not the record.

The order will allow clients of trade mark agents, who need to use the courts, to instruct and deal with one person. The trade mark agent will not have to instruct a solicitor and/or a barrister in order to progress his client's case. That could lead to l

Institute Of Trade Mark Attorneys Order 2004 , 9 December 2004 (Lords)

26 Page 16, line 28, at end insert: "((In subsection (3A), immediately before the definition of 'registered trade mark agent' there shall be inserted— accredited person" means any person who is— (a) a Full Member of the Central Association of Agricultura

Commons Amendments , 2 May 1995 (Lords)

".—(1) No offence is committed under the enactments restricting the use of certain expressions in reference to persons not qualified to act as solicitors by the use of the term "trade mark attorney" in reference to a registered trade mark agent.(2) The en

Commons Amendment , 15 July 1994 (Lords)

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths) for welcoming the Bill. He made some of the usual taunts that we heard from him on Second Reading. He could not quite bring himself to give the Bill a general welcome and if he re-rea

Mr. McLoughlin, Power To Prescribe Conditions, &C For Mixed Partnerships And Bodies Corporate , 20 June 1994 (Commons)

I am glad that there seems to be cross-party support for the Bill. It is a most significant and important measure. I am sorry that the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths) felt that we had been laggard in introducing it. I have some sympathy

Mr. Iain Mills (Meriden), Trade Marks Bill Lords , 18 April 1994 (Commons)

I quote: "Nid da He gellir gwell." The motto of the Bettws comprehensive school in my constituency is appropriate to the debate for two reasons: first, this is a good Bill, and the motto means that there is no good that cannot be improved on; secondly,

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West), Trade Marks Bill Lords , 18 April 1994 (Commons)

(3) The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)— "(3A) In subsection (2)—"registered trade mark agent" has the same meaning as in section 282(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; and"registered patent agent" has the same

Commons Amendment , 24 October 1990 (Lords)

(2) In subsection (2) (persons exempt from subsection (I)), the following paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph (a)— "(aa) a registered trade mark agent drawing or preparing any instrument relating to any design, trade mark or service mark;(ab) a

Commons Amendment , 24 October 1990 (Lords)

(3) The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)— "(3A) In subsection (2)— "registered trade mark agent" has the same meaning as in section 282(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; and"registered patent agent" has the sam

Preparation Of Documents Etc By Registered Patent Agents And Trade Mark Agents , 25 July 1990 (Commons)

(2) In subsection (2) (persons exempt from subsection (1)), the following paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph (a) "(aa) a registered trade mark agent drawing or preparing any instrument relating to any design, trade mark or service mark;(ab) a r

Preparation Of Documents Etc By Registered Patent Agents And Trade Mark Agents , 25 July 1990 (Commons)

Amendment No. 218 merely defines what is known as a registered patent agent and a registered trade mark agent. A registered trade mark agent means: "a person whose name appears on the register established under section 282 of the Copyright, Designs and P

Courts And Legal Services Bill Hl , 20 February 1990 (Lords)

Amendment No. 20 inserts an important new clause. It indicates that, "A registered trade mark agent may do, in or in connection with proceedings in a trade mark county court which are within the special jurisdiction of that court, anything which a solici

Courts And Legal Services Bill Hl , 20 February 1990 (Lords)

(2A) In subsection (1) "trade mark agent" means— (a) a registered trade mark agent, or(b) a partnership entitled to describe itself as a firm of registered trade mark agents, or(c) a body corporate entitled to describe itself as a registered trade mark a

Commons Amendment , 2 November 1988 (Lords)

(2) Any such communication— (a) between a person and his trade mark agent, or(b) for the purpose of obtaining, or in response to a request for, information which a person is seeking for the purpose of instructing his trade mark agent, is privileged from

Commons Amendment , 2 November 1988 (Lords)

My Lords, this amendment would change Clause 259(1) in that it would result in an agent who concerned himself only with service marks and not with trade marks being able to obtain registration as a trade mark agent. However, it is almost inconceivable t

Lord Beaverbrook, Copyright, Designs And Patents Bill Hl , 1 March 1988 (Lords)

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall also speak to Amendments Nos. 392K, 393, 394, 395 and 396. Perhaps I may deal first with Amendments Nos. 392K and 393. In Committee my noble friend Lord Dundee explained the intended scope of subsection (1)

Lord Beaverbrook, Copyright, Designs And Patents Bill Hl , 1 March 1988 (Lords)

My Lords, the amendments seek to reverse the effect of government amendments fully debated and agreed to in Committee. When the Bill was introduced it provided that any use of one of the reserved titles "patent agent", "European patent attorney" or "reg

Lord Beaverbrook, Copyright, Designs And Patents Bill Hl , 1 March 1988 (Lords)

The only matter I have been asked to raise is the position of an individual trade mark agent. Sometimes an individual acts as a trade mark agent. Would that be considered to be an operation in the course of a business? I wanted to raise that matter in

Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran, Copyright, Designs And Patents Bill Hl , 12 January 1988 (Lords)

Paragraphs (a) of each of subsections (1), (2) and (3) relate to the use of the actual words "registered trade mark agent" in the carrying on of a business. Paragraph (b) of each of the subsections relates to any other form of description which is suggest

Copyright, Designs And Patents Bill Hl , 12 January 1988 (Lords)

The noble Earl said: With the leave of the Committee I should like to address Amendments Nos. 302FF, 302GG and 302HH. Clause 260 creates offences of falsely claiming to be a registered trade mark agent and the three amendments in question relate to the th

Copyright, Designs And Patents Bill Hl , 12 January 1988 (Lords)

With the leave of the Committee I shall also speak to Amendments Nos. 302YA, 302EEA and 302JJA as they also concern the procedure to be followed when rules are made under the Bill. The amendments seek to alter the provisions in the Bill for making rules

The Earl of Dundee, Copyright, Designs And Patents Bill Hl , 12 January 1988 (Lords)

I am grateful to the Under-Secretary of State for allowing this brief debate to take place. I am sure that he agrees that, because the Bill originated in the other place and was considered in Standing Committee, it is appropriate for us to spend some ti

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire), Patents, Designs And Marks Bill Lords , 8 July 1986 (Commons)

I am very much obliged for the great applause for our achievement from these Benches. But I think my luck is coming to an end on the next amendment. This is a very important amendment; it is quite a simple thing. It is to give patent agents and trade ma

Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran, Patents, Designs And Marks Bill Hl , 14 April 1986 (Lords)

I was fairly happy when the noble Lord, Lord Lloyd, in moving the amendment, opined that his luck might have run out; but I am not quite so confident in the light of the remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Bruce of Donington. I shall in fact have to re

Lord Lucas of Chilworth, Patents, Designs And Marks Bill Hl , 14 April 1986 (Lords)

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