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>[10.Dec.08] General
- INPI/BR Sets Forth Norms for Agent Certification
Source: INPI/BR [Adapted]
In three resolutions
published on RPI 1979 on 09.Dec.2008, INPI created norms
for the certification of Industrial Property agents
and promulgated the Rules of Professional Conduct and
Responsability of said activity. According to the rules,
the agents will be certified through public examination
publicly called by the Institute, and could even lose
their status in case of irregular behavior.
One of the resolutions
determines the documentation needed for the agents certification,
establishes the procedures for the payment of annual
fees by the professionals and informs which are the
functions of the Industrial Property Agents Registry
Commission (COCAPI).
It should be remembered
that the agent is an autonomous professional, or a legal
entity that is authorized by the Institute to represent
the parties interested in the protection of Industrial
Property rights.
Finally, the Rules
of Professional Conduct creates norms for the client-agent
relationship and, in case of irregularities, provides
notices of warning, temporary suspension and even definite
cancellation of the registration of certification. The
accusations will be analyzed by the Industrial Property
Agent Professional Conduct and Responsibility and Ethics
Commission.
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