The patent agent qualification examination implements a national unified proposition, and the scope of the proposition is subject to the outline of the patent agent qualification examination in 2023. The outline will be published on the website of China National Intellectual Property Administration government.
The exam is divided into three subjects. The subject name and examination schedule are as follows:
1. Patent legal knowledge: July 1, 9: 00— 1 1: 30.
2. Relevant legal knowledge: July114: 00—16: 00.
3. Patent agency practice: July 2, 9: 00- 13: 00.
Test questions and test methods:
The patent agent qualification examination is a closed-book examination, the questions of patent legal knowledge and related legal knowledge are multiple-choice questions, and the questions of patent agent practical subjects are discussion and actual writing.
The patent agent qualification examination adopts computerized examination method, which refers to the way that candidates obtain the examination questions of patent legal knowledge, relevant legal knowledge and patent agent practice subjects at the computer terminal, answer all subjects at the computer terminal and submit the answer results.
Exam questions are simplified characters, and candidates from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province Province can answer in traditional Chinese characters, and professional terms stipulated by national laws, regulations and rules should be used when answering questions.
Examination results announcement and review:
The patent agent qualification examination shall be marked uniformly throughout the country, and the examination results shall be announced after marking. Candidates can check their grades within the prescribed time limit through the registration system.
Since 2020, China National Intellectual Property Administration has stopped publishing test questions and reference answers. Candidates who think that their test scores are obviously abnormal can apply for a second interview within the prescribed time limit after the test results are announced.
The examination results review is limited to re-checking whether the sum of the scores of each question is wrong. Candidates are not allowed to consult the original data of their own papers. The results of the results review shall be notified to the candidates applying for the results review by the office of the Patent Agents Examination Committee through the registration system.