Common Regulations Under the 1999 Act and the 1960 Act of the Hague Agreement (as in force on [January 1, 2019]) Rule 3 Representation Before the International Bureau […] [Appointment of the Representative] (a) The appointment of a representative may be made in the international application. The naming of the representative in the international application at the time of filing shall constitute an appointment by the applicant of such representative. (b) The appointment of a representative may also be made in a separate communication which may relate to one or more specified international applications or international registrations of the same applicant or holder. The said communication shall be signed by the applicant or the holder. (c) Where the International Bureau considers that the appointment of a representative is irregular, it shall notify accordingly the applicant or holder and the purported representative. […] (4) [Effect of Appointment of a Representative] (a) The signature of a representative recorded under paragraph (3)(a) shall replace the signature of the applicant or holder. (b) Except where these Regulations expressly require that a communication be addressed to both the applicant or holder and the representative, the International Bureau shall address to the representative recorded under paragraph (3)(a) any communication which, in the absence of a representative, would have to be sent to the applicant or holder; any communication so addressed to the said representative shall have the same effect as if it had been addressed to the applicant or holder. (c) Any communication addressed to the International Bureau by the representative recorded under paragraph (3)(a) shall have the same effect as if it had been addressed to the said Bureau by the applicant or holder. […] [End of Annex II and of document]
Common Regulations Under the 1999 Act and the 1960 Act of the Hague Agreement (as in force on [January 1, 2019]) Rule 3 Representation Before the International Bureau […] [Appointment of the Representative] (a) The appointment of a representative may be made in the international application. The naming of the representative in the international application at the time of filing shall constitute an appointment by the applicant of such representative. (b) The appointment of a representative may also be made in a separate communication which may relate to one or more specified international applications or international registrations of the same applicant or holder. The said communication shall be signed by the applicant or the holder. (c) Where the International Bureau considers that the appointment of a representative is irregular, it shall notify accordingly the applicant or holder and the purported representative. […] (4) [Effect of Appointment of a Representative] (a) The signature of a representative recorded under paragraph (3)(a) shall replace the signature of the applicant or holder. (b) Except where these Regulations expressly require that a communication be addressed to both the applicant or holder and the representative, the International Bureau shall address to the representative recorded under paragraph (3)(a) any communication which, in the absence of a representative, would have to be sent to the applicant or holder; any communication so addressed to the said representative shall have the same effect as if it had been addressed to the applicant or holder. (c) Any communication addressed to the International Bureau by the representative recorded under paragraph (3)(a) shall have the same effect as if it had been addressed to the said Bureau by the applicant or holder. […] [End of Annex II and of document]