20 16 Frequently Asked Questions of National Patent Agent Qualification Examination
I. Application conditions
1. Q: 20 16 What are the registration requirements for the national patent agent qualification examination?
A: China citizens who support the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC) and meet the following conditions can sign up for the national patent agent qualification examination:
(1) 18 years old, with full capacity for civil conduct;
(2) Graduated from a science and engineering major in an institution of higher learning or equivalent;
(3) Familiar with patent law and related legal knowledge;
(4) Engaged in scientific and technical work or legal work for more than two years.
Graduation of science and engineering majors in colleges and universities refers to obtaining a college degree or above recognized by the state and obtaining a diploma or degree certificate.
2. Q: How are the "science and engineering major" and "equivalent academic ability" defined in the registration conditions?
A: The scope of science and engineering majors allowed to apply refers to the category 07- 10 in the Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Colleges and Universities compiled by the Ministry of Education. For details, please refer to the Catalogue and Introduction of Undergraduate Majors in Colleges and Universities published by Higher Education Press (version 20 12) or the old and new comparison table of the catalogue of science and engineering majors in colleges and universities (see Annex 65433) in the policy answer column of "Patent Agent Qualification Examination" of China National Intellectual Property Administration government portal website.
"Equivalent academic ability" refers to a college degree or above recognized by the state through self-study examination and adult education (full-time, part-time night university, correspondence, etc.). ), TV university, network distance education (some of which belong to part-time general higher education).
3. Q: How to determine whether a diploma belongs to a diploma recognized by the state?
Answer: Applicants can go to China Higher Education Student Information Network () to check whether their academic qualifications are recognized by the state.
4. Q: Do foreign languages, Chinese, law (including intellectual property law) and other majors meet the academic requirements in the registration conditions?
A: Foreign languages, Chinese, law (including intellectual property law) and other majors are not science and engineering majors and do not meet the academic requirements in the registration conditions.
5. Q: Does the major related to economic management meet the academic requirements in the registration conditions?
Answer: if the corresponding degree awarded is a science or engineering degree, it meets the academic requirements in the registration conditions; Otherwise, the applicant needs to upload the electronic version of the transcript or course certificate issued by the graduation school, which will be reviewed by the test center staff, and only those who pass the examination can take the exam.
6. 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 20 16 exam, one of the conditions for entering the exam is to graduate from a university with a major in science and engineering or have equivalent academic qualifications. Graduation of science and engineering majors in colleges and universities refers to obtaining a college degree or above recognized by the state and obtaining 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.