How much is the patent agent affiliated with?

Legal analysis: around 30,000. A new patent agency needs at least three partners. Some people don't engage in the profession of patent agents, but rent their licenses to newly-opened companies, and they can get about 30,000 affiliated fees every year.

Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Patent Agents

Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Regulations on Patent Agency and other relevant laws and administrative regulations in order to standardize the patent agency behavior, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of clients, patent agencies and patent agents, maintain the normal order of the patent agency industry and promote the healthy development of the patent agency industry.

Article 4 Patent agencies and patent agents may establish and join national or local patent agency trade organizations according to law. The patent agency trade organization is a social group and a self-discipline organization of patent agents. Patent agency industry organizations shall formulate self-discipline norms for patent agency industry, which shall not conflict with laws, administrative regulations and departmental rules. Patent agencies and patent agents shall abide by the industry self-discipline norms.

Article 5 Patent agencies and patent agents shall abide by laws, administrative regulations and these Measures, abide by professional ethics and practice discipline, be honest and trustworthy, standardize their practice behavior, improve the quality of patent agents, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of clients and the normal order of the patent agency industry.