Section 132 — Savings in respect of other persons authorised to act as agents.

Savings in respect of other persons authorised to act as agents.—Nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to prohibit— (a) the applicant for a patent 3*** from drafting any specification or appearing or acting before the Controller; or (b) an advocate, not being a patent agent, from taking part in any 4[hearing before the Controller on behalf of a party who is taking part in any proceedings under this Act]. CHAPTER XXII INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 5[133. Convention countries.—Any country, which is a signatory or party or a group of countries, union of countries or inter-governmental organisations which are signatories or parties to an international, regional or bi-lateral treaty, convention or arrangement to which India is also a signatory or party and which affords to the applicants for patents in India or to citizens of India similar privileges as are granted to their own citizens or citizens to their member countries in respect of the grant of patents and protection of patent rights shall be a convention country or convention countries for the purposes of this Act.]

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