The Patent Agency Regulations came into effect on March 65438 +0, 2009. It is stipulated that China citizens with college education in science and engineering in colleges and universities can take the national patent agent qualification examination, and those who pass the examination will be awarded the patent agent qualification certificate by the patent administration department of the State Council. A patent agent shall obtain a patent agent qualification certificate, have worked as an intern in a patent agency for 1 year, and have worked in a patent agency. Where a patent agent practices for the first time, it shall, within 30 days from the date of practicing, file with the patent administration department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where the patent agency is located. The departments in charge of patent work of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall provide convenience for patent agents to file through the Internet. Whoever conceals the real situation or obtains the patent agency's practice license or patent agent's qualification certificate by fraud shall be revoked by the patent administration department of the State Council.
Qualification certificate is the certificate that the state stipulates the qualification access for special industries, that is, you can't engage in this industry without this certificate. This qualification is managed by the competent departments of the industry, such as the qualification of doctors to the Ministry of Health, the qualification of pharmacists to the Food and Drug Administration, and the qualification of accountants to the Ministry of Finance.