Officers and employees of the Patent Office.
Section 2
SEC. 2. Officers and employees of the Patent Office.—The Patent Office shall be under the direction of a Director who shall have an Assistant Director shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the Congress of the Philippines, and shall hold office during good behavior. The Director shall receive a salary of seven thousand two hundred pesos a year, and the Assistant Director a salary of six thousand pesos a year. To carry into effect the provisions of this Act, there shall also be in said office such other officers and employees as may be appointed by the Secretary of Justice upon recommendation of the Director. The term "Office" used in this Act means the Patent Office. The term "Director" used in this Act refers to the Director of Patents or the Assistant Director of Patents when acting as or performing the duties of the Director.