What are the qualifications of patent agents?

Conditions and Frequently Asked Questions of Patent Agent Qualification Examination in 2020

1, Q: What are the registration requirements for the patent agent qualification examination?

A: China citizens who meet the following conditions can sign up for the exam:

(1) has full capacity for civil conduct;

(2) Obtain a college degree or above in science and engineering recognized by the state, and obtain a diploma or degree certificate.

2. Q: How to determine whether the diploma belongs to the academic qualifications recognized by the state?

Answer: Applicants can go to China Higher Education Student Information Network to inquire and apply for the electronic verification report of "academic status/education", that is, the electronic registration record form of the academic certificate of the Ministry of Education or the online verification report of the academic status of the Ministry of Education (20 18 1 free), so as to determine whether their academic certificate belongs to the academic qualification recognized by the state. The staff of the patent administration department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where the test center is located (hereinafter referred to as the "Test Center Bureau") conduct online verification and electronic verification of the academic certificate submitted by the applicant, and the staff of China National Intellectual Property Administration conduct spot checks on the verification results of the test center.

3. Q: Do foreign languages, Chinese, law and other majors meet the academic requirements in the registration conditions?

A: Foreign languages, Chinese, law and other majors do not belong to science and engineering majors and do not meet the academic requirements in the registration conditions.

4. Q: Do the majors of economics, education and management meet the academic requirements in the registration conditions?

A: According to the principle of examining the setting of science and engineering with bachelor degree or above, candidates' majors belong to the categories of Economics 02, Education 04 and Management 12 in the Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Colleges and Universities (2020 Edition), and their science and engineering courses account for more than 2/5 or 10 of all courses. Applicants are required to upload and submit student transcripts (stamped with the official seal of the graduate school). Those who meet the above conditions are considered as science and engineering majors; On the other hand, it does not belong to science and engineering majors.

5. Q: Only the degree certificate has no academic certificate. Does it meet the academic requirements in the application conditions?

A: According to the announcement of the 2020 exam, one of the conditions for entering the exam is to obtain a nationally recognized college degree or above in science and engineering, and obtain a diploma or degree certificate. Therefore, as long as the degree certificate is a nationally recognized bachelor degree or above in science and engineering, it also meets the academic requirements in the application conditions.

6. Q: What should I do if my education or degree certificate is in a foreign language?

Answer: If the education or degree certificate is in a foreign language, it should be accompanied by a Chinese translation, and the Chinese translation need not be notarized. The academic qualifications or degree certificates of foreign institutions of higher learning must be certified by the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education. Please refer to the content of the certification system on the website of the study abroad service center of the Ministry of Education. I sent it a few years ago, so I don't need to send it again.

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