Regulation 2

for the purpose of carrying on business as patent agents, where each such person is a patent agent,

for the purpose of carrying on business as registered trade mark agents, where each such person is a registered trade mark agent, or

for the purpose of carrying on business as either patent agents or registered trade mark agents, or as both patent agents and registered trade mark agents, where the partnership concerned satisfies the conditions prescribed by paragraphs (a) and (b) of Rule 3 of the Patent Agents (Mixed Partnerships and Bodies Corporate) Rules 1994^f1 or Rule 3 of the Registered Trade Mark Agents (Mixed Partnerships and Bodies Corporate) Rules 1994^f2.

“patent agent” means a person whose name is entered in the register kept pursuant to rules made under section 275 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988^f3, and

“registered trade mark agent” means a person whose name is entered in the register kept pursuant to rules made under section 282 of that Act.