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Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
COMMENTARY Subsection (5) prohibits an agent who represents another person from communicating about the matter in question with persons who are likely involved in the decision-making process for a corporation or other organization. If the corporation or organization is represented by an agent, the consent of that agent to the communication will be sufficient for the purposes of this rule. An agent may communicate with employees of the corporation or organization concerning other matters.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
Subsection (5) prohibits an agent who represents another person from communicating about the matter in question with persons who are likely involved in the decision-making process for a corporation or other organization. If the corporation or organization is represented by an agent, the consent of that agent to the communication will be sufficient for the purposes of this rule. An agent may communicate with employees of the corporation or organization concerning other matters.
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3 When an agent deals on a client’s behalf with an unrepresented person, the agent must (a) advise the unrepresented person to seek independent representation; (b) take care to see that the unrepresented person is not proceeding under the impression that their interests will be protected by the agent; (c) make it clear to the unrepresented person that the agent is acting exclusively in the interests of the client; and (d) extend the same courtesy and good faith to the unrepresented person as they extend to other agents or agents in training. COMMENTARY If an unrepresented person requests the agent to advise them or act for them in the matter, the agent must be governed by the considerations outlined in the conflicts of interest rule about joint retainers.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
COMMENTARY If an unrepresented person requests the agent to advise them or act for them in the matter, the agent must be governed by the considerations outlined in the conflicts of interest rule about joint retainers.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
If an unrepresented person requests the agent to advise them or act for them in the matter, the agent must be governed by the considerations outlined in the conflicts of interest rule about joint retainers.
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4 (1) An agent who receives a document relating to the representation of their client and knows, or reasonably should know, that the document was inadvertently sent to them must promptly notify the sender. (2) In this section, document includes email or other electronic modes of transmission capable of being read or put into readable form. COMMENTARY Agents sometimes receive documents that were mistakenly sent by opposing parties or their agents. If an agent knows or reasonably should know that such a document was sent to them inadvertently, this rule requires the agent to notify the sender promptly in order to permit them to take protective measures. Some agents may choose to return a document unread, for example, when the agent learns before receiving the document that it was inadvertently sent to the wrong address. Unless the agent is required by applicable law to do so, the decision to voluntarily return such a document is a matter of professional judgment ordinarily reserved to the agent.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
COMMENTARY Agents sometimes receive documents that were mistakenly sent by opposing parties or their agents. If an agent knows or reasonably should know that such a document was sent to them inadvertently, this rule requires the agent to notify the sender promptly in order to permit them to take protective measures. Some agents may choose to return a document unread, for example, when the agent learns before receiving the document that it was inadvertently sent to the wrong address. Unless the agent is required by applicable law to do so, the decision to voluntarily return such a document is a matter of professional judgment ordinarily reserved to the agent.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
Agents sometimes receive documents that were mistakenly sent by opposing parties or their agents. If an agent knows or reasonably should know that such a document was sent to them inadvertently, this rule requires the agent to notify the sender promptly in order to permit them to take protective measures.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
Some agents may choose to return a document unread, for example, when the agent learns before receiving the document that it was inadvertently sent to the wrong address. Unless the agent is required by applicable law to do so, the decision to voluntarily return such a document is a matter of professional judgment ordinarily reserved to the agent.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — (a)
An agent may advertise services and fees or otherwise solicit work if the advertisement is (a) demonstrably true, accurate and verifiable; and (b) not misleading, confusing or deceptive or likely to mislead, confuse or deceive.
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(a) demonstrably true, accurate and verifiable; and
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — (b)
(b) not misleading, confusing or deceptive or likely to mislead, confuse or deceive.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — 1
1 An agent must not use any description that suggests that they or another individual in their firm has academic or professional qualifications that they do not possess. COMMENTARY Clients often seek an agent with a certain background or certain skills. Those clients must not be misled by an agent holding out themselves or other members of their firm as having skills that they do not possess.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
COMMENTARY Clients often seek an agent with a certain background or certain skills. Those clients must not be misled by an agent holding out themselves or other members of their firm as having skills that they do not possess.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
Clients often seek an agent with a certain background or certain skills. Those clients must not be misled by an agent holding out themselves or other members of their firm as having skills that they do not possess.
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2 The agent’s advertisements may be designed to provide information to assist a potential client to choose an agent who has the appropriate skills and knowledge for the client’s particular matter. The agent may indicate that their practice is restricted to a particular area or may indicate that they practice in a certain area if that is the case. In all cases, the representations made must be accurate (that is, demonstrably true) and must not be misleading.
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3 The agent must not indicate by way of advertisement, letterhead or otherwise that they have a professional office at a specified location if that is not, in fact, the case.
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4 An agent may advertise the fees to be charged for their services if (a) the advertising is reasonably precise as to the services offered for each fee quoted; (b) the advertisement states whether other amounts, such as disbursements and taxes, will be added to the fees; and (c) the agent strictly adheres to the advertised fees in all applicable respects. COMMENTARY The use of phrases such as “John Doe and Associates”, “John Doe and Company” or “John Doe and Partners” is improper unless there are, in fact, two or more other agents associated with John Doe in practice or John Doe has two or more partners.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
COMMENTARY The use of phrases such as “John Doe and Associates”, “John Doe and Company” or “John Doe and Partners” is improper unless there are, in fact, two or more other agents associated with John Doe in practice or John Doe has two or more partners.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
The use of phrases such as “John Doe and Associates”, “John Doe and Company” or “John Doe and Partners” is improper unless there are, in fact, two or more other agents associated with John Doe in practice or John Doe has two or more partners.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
An agent owes a duty to assist in preventing any unauthorized practice, including any practice not authorized under the relevant intellectual property statutes or by the applicable provincial law society.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — 1
1 An agent must not, without the express approval of the College, retain, occupy office space with, use the services of, partner or associate with, or employ in any capacity having to do with the practice of a patent agent or a trademark agent, any agent whose licence has been suspended as a result of disciplinary proceedings or an individual whose licence has been revoked as a result of disciplinary proceedings or who has been permitted to surrender their licence while facing disciplinary proceedings and has not been reinstated.
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2 An agent must not aid or assist a person who is practicing as a patent agent or a trademark agent in an unauthorized manner.
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3 An agent who is under suspension as a result of disciplinary proceedings must not (a) practise as a patent agent or a trademark agent, as applicable; or (b) represent or hold themselves out as a individual who is entitled to practise as a patent agent or trademark agent, as applicable. COMMENTARY It is in the interest of the public and the profession that persons who are not properly qualified or who are immune from control, management or discipline not be permitted to offer agency services to members of the public.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
COMMENTARY It is in the interest of the public and the profession that persons who are not properly qualified or who are immune from control, management or discipline not be permitted to offer agency services to members of the public.
Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations — Code of Professional Conduct for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Regulations
It is in the interest of the public and the profession that persons who are not properly qualified or who are immune from control, management or discipline not be permitted to offer agency services to members of the public.
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4 An agent who is under a restriction on their entitlement to provide representation must not practise in a manner that is contrary to that restriction.
Order Fixing the Number of Directors Under the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act — a
The Minister of Industry, pursuant to subsections 13(2) and (3) of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act a , makes the annexed Order Fixing the Number of Directors Under the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act . a S.C. 2018, c. 27, s. 247; 2014, c. 20, s. 366
Order Fixing the Number of Directors Under the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act — Order Fixing the Number of Directors Under the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act
Ottawa, June 23, 2021 Le ministre de l’Industrie, François-Philippe Champagne Minister of Industry
Order Fixing the Number of Directors Under the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act — 1
Number of directors 1 For the purposes of subsection 13(2) of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act , the number of directors is fixed at nine.
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Directors to be appointed 2 The number of directors that are to be appointed to the Board under subsection 13(3) of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act is fixed at five.
Order Fixing the Number of Directors Under the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act — S.C. 2018, c. 27, s. 247
S.C. 2018, c. 27, s. 247 * 3 This Order comes into force on the day on which section 13 of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act comes into force, but if it is registered after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is registered. * [Note: Order in force June 28, 2021, see SI/2021-30.]
Minor Works Order — Minor Works Order
Whereas the Minister of Transport is of the opinion that the works set out in the annexed Order are likely to slightly interfere with navigation;
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Therefore, the Minister of Transport, pursuant to subsection 28(2) a of the Canadian Navigable Waters Act b , makes the annexed Minor Works Order . a S.C. 2019, c. 28, ss. 61(4) and (5) b R.S., c. N-22; S.C. 2012, c. 31, s. 316; S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 46
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Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in this Order. Act means the Canadian Navigable Waters Act . ( Loi ) aerial cables means cables that are in the air and includes the towers and poles from which they are suspended. ( câbles aériens ) charted navigable water means a navigable water for which nautical charts are produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States. ( eaux navigables cartographiées ) erosion-protection work means any stones, rocks, concrete, logs or other common building materials or living plants placed to protect the bank of a navigable water from erosion. ( ouvrages de protection contre l’érosion ) navigation channel means a channel represented on a nautical chart produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States or a channel for which markers have been placed by a federal, provincial or municipal government or by a port authority , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Marine Act . ( chenal de navigation ) navigation route means a channel, other than a navigation channel, formed by the connection of the deep sections of a navigable water that, based on local knowledge, is predominantly used by vessels for navigation purposes. ( voie de navigation ) Interpretation (2) In this Order, submarine cables includes concrete blocks, concrete mattresses and any other objects attached to, laid on or placed under submarine cables to hold them in place or to protect them from being damaged.
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Act means the Canadian Navigable Waters Act . ( Loi )
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aerial cables means cables that are in the air and includes the towers and poles from which they are suspended. ( câbles aériens )
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charted navigable water means a navigable water for which nautical charts are produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States. ( eaux navigables cartographiées )
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erosion-protection work means any stones, rocks, concrete, logs or other common building materials or living plants placed to protect the bank of a navigable water from erosion. ( ouvrages de protection contre l’érosion )
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navigation channel means a channel represented on a nautical chart produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States or a channel for which markers have been placed by a federal, provincial or municipal government or by a port authority , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Marine Act . ( chenal de navigation )
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navigation route means a channel, other than a navigation channel, formed by the connection of the deep sections of a navigable water that, based on local knowledge, is predominantly used by vessels for navigation purposes. ( voie de navigation )
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Measurements — length or width of minor work 2 (1) Unless otherwise indicated, any length or width of a minor work referred to in this Order is measured from the ordinary high water mark at the site where the minor work is situated. Measurements — width of navigable water (2) Unless otherwise indicated, any width of a navigable water referred to in this Order is measured from the ordinary high water mark on one side of the navigable water to the ordinary high water mark on the other side of the navigable water at the site where the minor work is situated. Measurements — depth or height (3) Unless otherwise indicated, any depth or height referred to in this Order is measured from the ordinary high water level at the site where the minor work is situated.
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Application 3 (1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply to the following minor works: (a) erosion-protection works referred to in subsection 12 (1); (b) aerial cables referred to in subsection 16 (1); (c) submarine cables referred to in section 17 ; (d) buried pipelines referred to in section 19 ; (e) outfalls and water intakes referred to in section 26 ; (f) dredging referred to in section 28 ; and (g) watercourse crossings referred to in section 34 . Deposit of information (2) Before beginning the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal or decommissioning of a minor work, the owner must deposit information in the registry established under section 27.2 of the Act describing the proposed activity and the minor work’s location. Publication of notice (3) Before beginning the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal or decommissioning of a minor work, the owner must publish a notice in accordance with the requirements set out on the Internet site maintained by the Government of Canada entitled Navigation Protection Program External Submission Site under the heading “Create a Notification of a Minor Work”, as amended from time to time, unless the proposed minor work has gone through a federal or provincial review process.
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Prior notification of Canadian Coast Guard 4 At least 48 hours before beginning the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal or decommissioning of a minor work in, on, over, under, through or across a charted navigable water, the owner of the minor work must, in writing, notify a Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre of the day on which the activity is expected to begin.
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Buoys 5 A buoy referred to in this Order must meet the following criteria: (a) the part of the buoy that shows above the surface of the water is at least 15.25 cm wide and at least 30.5 cm high; (b) the buoy, including its anchor, remains in position after it has been anchored; and (c) the buoy complies with the requirements set out in the section entitled “Floating Aids to Navigation (Buoys)” of TP 968, entitled Canadian Aids to Navigation System and published by the Canadian Coast Guard, as amended from time to time.
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Requirements 6 During the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal, decommissioning, repair or maintenance of a minor work, the owner of the minor work must ensure (a) that vessels can navigate safely through or around the work site or, if navigation is interrupted by any activity related to the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal, decommissioning, repair or maintenance of the minor work, that a suitable means, such as a portage, exists to allow vessels to resume navigation upstream and downstream of the work site; (b) that the perimeter of the work site is visible from sunset to sunrise and during periods of restricted visibility by the placement of (i) yellow flashing lights, (ii) cautionary buoys with retro-reflective material, or (iii) cautionary buoys with yellow flashing lights; and (c) that any cable or pipe that is in, on, over, through or across the navigable water is not left unattended unless (i) the cable or pipe is lying on the bed of the navigable water, or (ii) the cable meets the requirements referred to in paragraph 16 (1)(e).
Minor Works Order — 7
Application 7 (1) Subsection (2) applies to the following minor works: (a) erosion-protection works referred to in subsection 12 (1); (b) aerial cables referred to in subsection 16 (1); (c) buried pipelines referred to in section 19 ; and (d) watercourse crossings referred to in section 34 . Requirements (2) During the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal, decommissioning, repair or maintenance of a minor work, the owner of the minor work must ensure that navigators are notified of the work site both upstream and downstream of the work site by one of the following means: (a) signs stating “Construction Ahead” and “Travaux de construction”, legible from a distance of at least 50 m; (b) a vessel tasked with notifying navigators; or (c) cautionary buoys.
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Notification on completion 8 On completion of the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal or decommissioning of a minor work in, on, over, under, through or across a charted navigable water, the owner of the minor work must, in writing, notify: (a) a Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre; and (b) the Canadian Hydrographic Service.
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Designation — temporary works 9 A work that meets the following criteria is designated as a minor work: (a) the work is installed exclusively for the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal, decommissioning, repair or maintenance of another minor work; (b) the work is not situated in, on, over, under, through or across a navigation channel or, if there is no navigation channel, a navigation route; and (c) the work does not occupy more than one-third of the width of the navigable water.
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Removal 10 The owner of a work that is designated as a minor work under section 9 must ensure that it is removed on completion of the construction, placement, alteration, rebuilding, removal, decommissioning, repair or maintenance of the minor work for which it was installed.