203Attendance at patent attorney’s office

203 Attendance at patent attorney’s office

A registered patent attorney commits an offence if: (a) the registered patent attorney practises, acts, or holds himself, herself or itself out as practising or acting, as a patent attorney, at an office or place of business where specifications or other documents are prepared for the purposes of this Act; and (b) there is not an individual who is a registered patent attorney: (i) in regular attendance at that office or place; and (ii) in continuous charge of the patents work done at that office or place.

Penalty: 30 penalty units.