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Note: The list of least developed countries could in 2015 be viewed on the United Nations' website (http://www.un.org).
New Zealand has the meaning given by section 29 of the Interpretation Act 1999 of New Zealand, as in force at the commencement of this definition.
ordinarily resident: a person is taken to be ordinarily resident in a country if:
 (a) the person has his or her home in that country; or
 (b) that country is the country of his or her permanent abode even though he or she is temporarily absent from that country.
However, the person is taken not to be so resident if he or she resides in that country for a special or temporary purpose only.
Panel Chair, in relation to a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, means:
 (a) the President; or
 (b) if the President is unable to perform his or her functions in proceedings of the Panel because of a conflict of interest—the person appointed under subregulation 20.64(2) to be the Panel Chair for the proceedings.
Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal means a Panel constituted under regulation 20.36 or 20A.11.
potential claim, in relation to an application for a standard patent, means:
 (a) unless paragraph (b) applies—a claim in the complete specification to which the application relates; or
 (b) if there are any requests made by the applicant for leave to amend the complete specification to which the application relates that the Commissioner has neither granted nor refused—a claim that would be in the complete specification if those requests were granted (including a claim that would be in the complete specification regardless).
President means the President of the Disciplinary Tribunal.
Register of Patent Attorneys means the register mentioned in section 198 of the Act.
the Act means the Patents Act 1990.
Tribunal member means a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal and includes the President.
WTO Agreement means the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, done at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994.
WTO member means a country that is a full member of the World Trade Organization.
Note: The list of members of the World Trade Organization could in 2015 be viewed on the World Trade Organization's website (http://www.wto.org).
 (2) A reference in these Regulations to:
 (a) the giving of a notice or other document; or
 (b) the making of a request or an application;
to the Commissioner or the Patent Office includes a reference to the filing of the document.
 (3) A reference in these Regulations to a document that is open to public inspection is a reference to a document that may be inspected by the public at the Patent Office.
 (4) If the Commissioner gives a document to a person, the document is