Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00031:reg:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00031
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3999–6961

4        Definitions
In this code:

ancillary business means a business providing services in relation to intellectual property that are ancillary to the attorney professional services provided by a registered patent attorney or a registered trade marks attorney and that are directed to, or likely to be utilised by, a client of a registered attorney.

associated person means a person (including another registered attorney), other than a staff attorney or a foreign-registered attorney, who does work for a registered attorney under a contract or other arrangement, including a person who acts as the agent or representative of the registered attorney for the purposes of the Patents Act or the Trade Marks Act.

Board means the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board.

client means the principal on whose behalf a registered attorney is acting.

director means a patent attorney director or trade marks attorney director.

foreign-registered attorney means an individual or a body corporate (however described) that is authorised, under a law of a country or region other than Australia or New Zealand, to do some or all of the following work:
(a)     applying for patents, trade marks, designs or protection for plant varieties;
(b)     obtaining patents, trade marks, designs or protection for plant varieties;
(c)     preparing applications or other documents for the purposes of the laws of that country or region relating to patents, trade marks, designs or protection for plant varieties;
(d)     giving advice about the validity of patents, trade marks, designs or protection for plant varieties;
(e)     giving advice about the possible infringement of patents, trade marks, designs or protection for plant varieties.

former client means the principal on whose behalf a registered attorney once was, but no longer is, acting.

guidelines means the guidelines for understanding and interpretation of this code as published by the Board from time to time.

incorporated attorney means an incorporated patent attorney or an incorporated trade marks attorney.

incorporated patent attorney has the same meaning as in the Patents Act.

incorporated trade marks attorney has the same meaning as in the Trade Marks Act.

informed consent means, in relation to a client, consent given with knowledge of all the information that is reasonably necessary and legally possible to be provided to the client so that the client can make an informed decision.

ownership group means:
(a)     two or more incorporated attorneys, and any incorporated ancillary business, that constitute "associated entities" as that term is defined in the Corporations Act 2001; and
(b)     two or more partnerships or other non-incorporated combinations of registered attorneys, and any ancillary business, that would constitute "associated entities" as that term is defined in the Corporations Act 2001 if such entities were incorporated.

patent attorney director has the same meaning as