How about being a patent agent in a patent agency?

First of all, there is a threshold: employees must obtain the Patent Agent Qualification Certificate, and then after a one-year internship period, they can become qualified patent agents. As of February 28th, 20 14, there were * * *10/2 patent agencies in China, with 9,002 patent agents. (data source: /article.asp? Id=3233). From 1985 to now, there are less than 10000 people in China with this practice license, which shows that this industry has a certain threshold.

Second, there is no end to learning: with the continuous development of technology, patent agents should constantly learn professional knowledge, legal knowledge and related skills, otherwise they can't understand the cases they represent, write high-quality application documents, participate in patent legal affairs, and help applicants better protect their inventions and creations. Especially patent agents in biology, communication, IT and other fields, the technology is changing with each passing day, and agents should also keep pace with the times.

Third, the combination of body and brain: patent agents work at their desks for a long time, or search for existing technologies, or write patent application documents and review opinions. It is common to sit for hours at a time and work for more than ten hours a day, especially in foreign-related offices, where a lot of desk work such as translation and proofreading can almost never be done. So this job is not only mental work, but also manual work. In particular, agents should strengthen physical exercise and often exercise their shoulders, neck, waist and wrists.

Fourth, the income is acceptable: it is not unusual to earn more than 20,000 yuan a month in a foreign-related institute, although it is far lower than that of foreign counterparts, and after converting it into workload, you will find that the income per unit time is relatively average. The income of this line can reach food and clothing, even a well-off life, but it is still far from the middle class. The income of partners and bosses is naturally not low, but it is also the result of various efforts and resources, not a day's work.

Fifth: small circle: acting as an agent is just like studying for a doctor. It is not easy to study a small field and then come out. There is nothing to do except examiners, enterprise patent engineers, intellectual property lawyers and foreign patent agents. It is easy to transfer from technology to specialization, but it is too difficult to transfer from specialization to technology. Not everyone is willing to give up all their skills to change careers. In fact, small circles also have small advantages, which is convenient for specialization.

Sixth, it is very interesting: agents are exposed to new inventions, all kinds of latest scientific and technological progress and whimsy. In the communication with inventors, agents can learn a lot of new knowledge, new ideas and new ideas. While helping inventors to improve their inventions, they also exercised their creative thinking.