College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

Board

Board means the board of directors established under section 13. (conseil)

College

College means the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents established by section 5. (Collège)

investigator

investigator means an individual designated under section 42. (enquêteur)

licence

licence means a licence issued under this Act. (permis)

licensee

licensee means a patent agent or a trademark agent. (titulaire de permis)

Minister

Minister means the federal minister designated under section 4. (ministre)

patent agent

patent agent means an individual who holds a patent agent licence or a patent agent in training licence issued under section 26. (agent de brevets)

privileged

privileged means protected by litigation privilege, by solicitor-client privilege, by the professional secrecy of advocates and notaries or by the privilege set out in section 16.1 of the Patent Act or section 51.13 of the Trademarks Act. (protégé)

Registrar

Registrar means the Registrar of the College appointed under section 22. (registraire)

trademark agent

trademark agent means an individual who holds a trademark agent licence or a trademark agent in training licence issued under section 29. (agent de marques de commerce)