A patent agent shall obtain a patent agent qualification certificate, have worked in a patent agency for 1 year, and have worked in a patent agency (Article 11 of the Patent Agency Regulations). Patent agents are entrusted by patent agencies to engage in the following businesses:
(1) patent application consultation;
(2) Acting as an agent to write patent application documents, apply for patents, go through examination and approval procedures and go through various procedures in post-examination affairs;
(3) Acting as an agent for the examination of patent applications, the revocation or invalidation of patent rights, or providing consultation on the above procedures;
(four) to handle the transfer of patented technology or provide consultation;
(five) to handle the annual fee payment, patent maintenance, rights protection and other matters, or to provide advice;
(6) Other patent-related matters.
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Those who sign up for the exam choose a suitable test center city and sign up within the specified time. The applicant shall fill in and upload the following materials and pay the relevant fees:
(1) Application form, pre-application form for patent agent qualification and photos;
(2) a scanned copy of a valid identity document;
(3) a scanned copy of academic qualifications or degree certificates. To register with the academic degree certificate of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, Taiwan Province Province or foreign institutions of higher learning, you must upload a scanned copy of the academic degree certificate of the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education;
(4) a scanned copy of the letter of commitment to apply for patent agent qualification.
When applying for the examination of patent agency practice subject exemption, the applicant shall also fill in and upload an application for exemption to prove the materials of patent examination and other work.
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