One is a patent engineer working in an enterprise. Generally speaking, only some superficial work is done in patent, and the main work is patent retrieval, application, management and rights protection. However, it is generally difficult to reach these levels. More often, enterprises cooperate with patent agencies.
Patent engineers assist patent agencies in technical exchanges between enterprises and patent agencies, which is not difficult and does not require patent agent qualification certificates.
The other is a patent engineer working in a patent agency, who is relatively professional.
Is a patent agent who passed the national patent agent examination. Like the judicial examination, the passing rate of the patent agent examination is not high, and many senior patent engineers working in government agencies have failed the patent agent examination.
Apply for qualification
Anyone who abides by the laws and regulations of China, abides by professional ethics, engages in patents and patent-related work, or has relevant professional qualifications [see requirements 3 for application conditions], and meets one of the following corresponding conditions, can apply to take the patent professional qualification examination:
(1) patent assistant engineer
1, with technical secondary school education and working for 3 years;
2. Obtain a college degree and have worked for 2 years;
3. Obtain a bachelor degree or above.
(2) Patent Engineer
1, with a college degree and working for 5 years;
2. Obtain a bachelor's degree and have worked for 4 years;
3. Obtained a double bachelor's degree or graduated from a postgraduate class, and worked for 2 years;
4. Get a master's degree and work 1 year;
5. Get a doctorate;
6, according to the unified provisions of the state to obtain the post of assistant engineer qualification for 5 years.
7, according to the unified provisions of the state has obtained the qualification of other professional engineers, can be exempted from the "patent information and utilization" exam.
(three) the requirements of professional qualifications in the application conditions refer to the professional qualifications of science, engineering, agriculture and medicine recognized by the education department; Engaged in patents and patent-related work, only need to meet the corresponding academic requirements, do not need a professional with academic qualifications; The requirement of relevant working experience years refers to the continuous calculation of working hours before and after obtaining the required education.
Code table of major, grade and subject of patent vocational qualification examination.
Extended data
patent agent
Patent agents are assigned by patent agencies to engage in the following businesses:
(1) patent application consultation;
(2) Acting as an agent to write patent application documents, apply for patents, go through examination and approval procedures and go through various procedures in post-examination affairs;
(3) Acting as an agent for the examination of patent applications, the revocation or invalidation of patent rights, or providing consultation on the above procedures;
(four) to handle the transfer of patented technology or provide consultation;
(five) to handle the annual fee payment, patent maintenance, rights protection and other matters, or to provide advice;
(6) Other patent-related matters.
essay
The patent agent qualification examination includes the following examination subjects:
(1) Knowledge of patent law;
(2) Relevant legal knowledge;
(3) Patent agency practice.
The patent agent qualification examination takes the form of closed-book written examination.
Article 4
The patent agent qualification examination shall be organized by the Patent Agent Examination Committee.
China National Intellectual Property Administration organized the establishment of the Patent Agent Examination Committee.
The review committee is responsible for examining and approving the outline of the patent agent qualification examination and determining the qualified score line of the patent agent qualification examination. Its members are composed of relevant departments of China National Intellectual Property Administration and the State Council, relevant personnel of the All-China Patent Agents Association and representatives of patent agents, and the director is China National Intellectual Property Administration.
The office of the Patent Agent Examination Committee is located in China National Intellectual Property Administration, responsible for the specific work of the patent agent qualification examination.
Article 5
The Patent Agent Examination Committee shall announce the test center city, examination time and certificate issuance in the form of announcement six months before the patent agent qualification examination is held.
China National Intellectual Property Administration patent agent qualification examination unified proposition, the scope of the proposition is subject to the patent agent qualification examination outline.
Article 6
The intellectual property offices of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government where each test center city is located undertake the work of accepting applications, examining the qualifications of applicants, setting up examination rooms, organizing examinations and issuing examination transcripts.
Article 7
Persons who sign up for the patent agent qualification examination shall meet the conditions stipulated in Article 15 of the Patent Agency Regulations.
Under any of the following circumstances, you cannot take the patent agent qualification examination:
(1) Having received criminal punishment for intentional crime;
(2) Being disqualified as a patent agent;
(3) A person who falls under the circumstances specified in Article 12 of these Measures and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years shall not sign up for the patent agent qualification examination, and less than three years have passed.
Reference source Baidu Encyclopedia? patent agent