The Partnerships (Unrestricted Size) No. 11 Regulations 1994
Section 716 of the Companies Act 1985 prohibits the formation of partnerships consisting of more than 20 persons. The Regulations exempt from that prohibition any partnership formed for the purpose of carrying on business as patent or registered trade mark agents where eachpartner is entered on the register of patent agents or registered trade mark agents, kept pursuant to section 275 or 282 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (see S. I.1990/1457 and S. I.1990/1458 for rules made under those sections). It also exempts mixed partnerships of patent agents and registered trade mark agents where the partnership concerned satisfies conditions prescribed pursuant to the Secretary of State’s powers under that Act (S. I.1994/362 and 1994/363).