Patent agency is a relatively technical and decent job, which requires a background in science and engineering and familiarity with patent laws in various countries.
1, translation and proofreading of foreign-related patent application documents;
2, reply to the review opinions of foreign-related cases;
3. Handling foreign-related review, invalidation and patent litigation cases;
4, patent retrieval, patent analysis, patent early warning, etc. ;
5, tracking all kinds of agency work in the patent application approval process;
6. Provide professional advice to customers.
2. What are the job requirements of foreign-related patent agents?
1, bachelor degree or above, major in communication/electronics/computer/physics/automation;
2. CET-6 or above, proficient and accurate understanding of scientific English, with English-Chinese translation ability and English.
Writing ability;
3. Have at least 1 year foreign-related patent agency experience (English direction), and those with patent agent qualification certificate/practice certificate are preferred;
4. Experience in writing patent application documents is preferred;
5. Good learning ability and fluent writing ability;
6. Be able to communicate and cooperate well with others, and be able to withstand and cope with work pressure;
7. Have long-term career development pursuit and planning.
3. What is the application time limit for establishing a patent agency?
To apply for the establishment of a patent agency, an application shall be submitted to the local intellectual property office of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government. Upon examination, if the intellectual property offices of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government consider that they meet the requirements stipulated in these Measures, they shall report to China National Intellectual Property Administration for approval within 30 days from the date of accepting the application; Those who think that they do not meet the requirements stipulated in these Measures shall notify the applicant in writing within 30 days from the date of receiving the application.
China National Intellectual Property Administration shall, within 30 days from the date of receiving the submitted materials, make an approval decision on the application that meets the conditions stipulated in these Measures, notify the submitted intellectual property offices of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and issue a patent agency registration certificate and organization code to the newly established institutions; For an application that does not meet the requirements stipulated in these Measures, the intellectual property offices of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be notified to conduct a review within 30 days from the date of receiving the submitted materials.
To sum up, China enterprises can apply for patents overseas and protect their intellectual property rights in the process of global competition. Generally speaking, patent procedures are handled through foreign agents. When signing a patent agency contract, an agent and an enterprise shall perform their obligations in accordance with the contract. Write all kinds of foreign-related patent documents, handle patent application related procedures, provide services and collect agency fees.
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