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1·If you do not have an engineering background, it is relatively difficult. Even if you pass the exam with an engineering background, it is not an easy job;
2·The National Patent Agent Qualification Examination is national knowledge The professional qualification examination for the patent agency industry held by the Intellectual Property Office began in 1992 (the year of Renshen). A patent agent refers to a person who has obtained patent agent qualifications, holds a patent agent work permit, and engages in patent agency work full-time or part-time in a patent agency. The National Patent Agent Qualification Examination is held once a year, usually in November at the same time in more than a dozen cities across the country. If a candidate passes both parts within three years from the year when he or she obtains a record of passing a certain part of the score, the Office of the Assessment Committee will issue a notification of passing the overall score. After receiving the notification of passing the overall score, the candidates apply to the examination committee. If they meet the relevant provisions of the "Patent Agency Regulations" upon review, the Patent Agent Assessment Committee will issue a "Patent Agent Qualification Certificate".
3·The pass rate for the 2013 exam was about 17.