# The Registered Designs Appeal Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1970, 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. ”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1970/1075/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-appeal-tribunal-amendment-rules-1970/article-5
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