Article 5

After rule 5 there shall be inserted the following rule:—

“5A

(1)

A party to an appeal before the Appeal Tribunal may appear and be heard either in person or by a patent agent, a solicitor, or counsel.

(2)

In this Rule—

• “counsel” means a member of the Bar of England and Wales or of Northern Ireland or a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland; and

• “patent agent” has the same meaning as it has in the Patents Act 1949^f1. ”