What is a patent agent?

With the consent of the State Council, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released the first batch of professional qualification announcements on May 12, and China National Intellectual Property Administration patent agents were included in the first batch of announcements. The first batch of published vocational qualifications include two types of vocational qualifications: access and level evaluation. Access to professional qualifications includes 36 patent agents, which are mainly set according to relevant laws and regulations; Grade evaluation of professional qualifications by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in conjunction with the relevant departments in charge of industry in the State Council, combined with the needs of industry development and management, according to the relevant provisions of the national vocational qualification certificate system; The vocational qualifications of the above two types of skilled personnel are set according to the People's Republic of China (PRC) Vocational Classification Ceremony and the corresponding national vocational standards and relevant regulations. The establishment of patent agents is based on the Regulations on Patent Agents promulgated by the State Council. Since 199 1 the State Council promulgated the Patent Agency Regulations, China National Intellectual Property Administration has organized 13 national patent agent qualification examinations. Up to now, there are 1.4496 million people in China who have obtained the patent agent qualification.