154. Procedure on application and qualifying requirements.- (1) On receipt of an application for the registration of a person as a trade marks agent, the Registrar, if satisfied that the applicant fulfils the prescribed qualifications, shall appoint a date in due course on which the candidate will appear before him for a written examination in Trade Marks Law and practice followed by an interview. The candidate will be expected to possess a detailed knowledge of the provisions of the Act and the rules and a knowledge of the elements of Trade Marks Law. (2) The qualifying marks for the written examination and for interview shall be forty percent and sixty percent respectively and a candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination only if he obtained an aggregate of fifty percent. of the total marks. |