Power of agent

(1) Except as otherwise required by these Rules– (a) any application, request or notice that is required or permitted by the Act or these Rules to be made or given to the Registrar; and (b) all other communications– (i) between an applicant or a person making such a request or giving such a notice and the Registrar or any other person; or (ii) between a registered owner or a licensee of a mark and the Registrar or any other person, may be made, signed or given through an agent. (2) Any person referred to in subrule (1) other than the Registrar may, by signing and sending to the Registrar an authority in Form No. 2, appoint an agent to act for that person in any proceedings or matter before or affecting the Registrar under the Act or these Rules. (2A) Every appoint of an agent under subrule (2) shall be notarized or apostilled. (3) Where an agent has been appointed pursuant to these Rules– (a) service upon the agent of any document relating to the proceedings or matter for which the agent has been appointed is service upon the person who appointed him; Trade Marks 15 (b) all communications that relate to any proceedings or matter referred to in paragraph (a) that are directed to be made to any applicant, person making a request or giving a notice, or to any registered owner or licensee, may be addressed to his agent; and (c) all attendances upon the Registrar relating to any proceedings or matter referred to in paragraph (a) may be made by or through the (4) The Registrar may, in a particular case, require the personal signature or presence of an applicant, opponent, registered owner or licensee or other person notwithstanding that an agent has been appointed for the applicant, opponent, registered owner, licensee or other person. Non-Registrable Marks