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Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978)

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The Patents Examination Regulations, 2003

12. Appointment of Course Convenors, Examiners and Moderators

 

(a) The Board will call for nominations of course convenors, examiners and moderators by publishing a notice in the Government Gazette, the Patent Journal or other appropriate legal publications; and
(b) The Board shall appoint for a period of three years, subject to annual review, a course convenor, an examiner and a moderator in respect of each of the subjects in Group 1 of regulation 9, and a course convenor, two examiners and a moderator in respect of each of the subjects in Group 2 of regulation 9, and the Chairperson shall advise course convenors, examiners and moderators of their appointment. Where appropriate the course convenor and the examiner can be the same person.