What exactly does a patent agent do? What is the current situation of patent agents?

Patent agency refers to a civil legal act in which a patent applicant (or patentee) entrusts a person with the qualification of patent agent to work in a patent agency officially authorized by the Patent Office in the process of applying for a patent, licensing a patent or resolving a patent dispute, and acts as an entrusted agent to handle a patent application or other patent office affairs in the name of the principal in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law. Present situation and cross-border development of patent agents 1. At present, the occupation of patent agents is polarized. Among the large-scale highly specialized law firms and agencies, patent agents have a high level, high income, high-quality customer resources and constantly improving ability, showing a benign development. However, there are still a large number of low-end services in the market, with mixed quality. Many cases come from the unrealistic demand for innovation and protection, but from the demand for local funding or evaluation of the number of patents needed by high-tech enterprises. In low-end firms, patent agents are faced with low-quality cases, and their ability is difficult to improve, and the nature of their work is becoming labor-intensive. 2. Cross-border development of patent agents This is an additional topic. In fact, patent agency is only a part of intellectual property services, so in the long run, patent agents will be more competitive if they can provide services such as patent consultation and patent system construction in addition to traditional services such as application, invalidation and litigation. If you are taking an agent exam and don't know much about this job, please call Bajie Intellectual Property Service Hotline.