Disqualification for Registration as a Patent Agent :

Rule 114 provides for conditions for disqualification of a person from registration as Patent Agent. As per Rule 114, a person will not be eligible to be registered as a patent agent, if he-

(i) Has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind;

(ii) Is an undercharged insolvent;.

(iii) Being a discharged insolvent, has obtained from the court a certificate to the effect that his insolvency was caused by misfortune without any misconduct on his part;

(iv) Has been convicted by a competent court, whether within or outside India of an offence to undergo a term of imprisonment, unless the offence of which he has been convicted has been pardoned or unless on an application made by him, the Central Government has, by order in this behalf, removed the disability;

(v) Being a legal practitioner has been guilty of professional misconduct; or

(vi) Being a chartered accountant has been guilty of negligence or misconduct.