Article 17 A patent agent must undertake the patent agency work assigned by a patent agency and may not accept the entrustment by himself.
Measures for the Administration of Patent Agents
Article 18 A patent agent shall accept the appointment of an approved patent agency and hold a patent agent's practice certificate.
Article 28 A person who does not hold a patent agent's practice license may not engage in patent agency business in the name of a patent agent for the purpose of obtaining economic benefits.
Article 29 A patent agent undertaking patent agency business shall accept the entrustment in the name of the patent agency where he works, conclude a written entrustment contract with the client, collect fees uniformly and record them truthfully. A patent agent may not accept the entrustment privately to handle the patent agency business and collect fees.
according to the provisions of the appeal, it is not enough to have the qualification of an agent. You must have a practicing certificate and you cannot accept the agency in your own name.
according to item 4, paragraph 1, Article 25 of the Patent Agency Regulations, accepting entrustment without permission will revoke the qualification certificate.
article 25 if a patent agent commits any of the following acts, if the circumstances are minor, the patent agency to which he belongs shall give him criticism and education. If the circumstances are serious, the employment relationship may be terminated by the patent agency where it belongs, and its Patent Agent Work Permit may be withdrawn; The patent administration authorities of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall give a warning or the Patent Office of China shall revoke the Patent Agent Qualification Certificate:
(1) Failing to perform duties or being incompetent, thus harming the interests of the client;
(2) disclosing or plagiarizing the contents of the invention and creation of the client;
(3) exceeding the agency authority and harming the interests of the client;
(4) accepting entrustment to undertake patent agency business without permission and charging fees.
if the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph cause economic losses to the client, the patent agency may claim compensation from the patent agent according to a certain proportion after assuming the economic compensation responsibility.