1. Perform agency obligations according to the agency contract;
2. Patent agents shall be responsible for keeping confidential the inventions and creations of inventors they know in their business activities, except for unexpected circumstances in which the patent application has been published or announced;
3. Other obligations that patent agents should abide by.
legal ground
Article 4 of the Patent Agency Regulations
Patent agencies and patent agents shall abide by laws and administrative regulations, abide by professional ethics and practice discipline, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of clients.
Patent agencies and patent agents practicing according to law are protected by law.
Article 6
Patent agencies and patent agents may establish and join patent agency trade organizations according to law.
Patent agency industry organizations shall formulate self-discipline norms for patent agency industry. The self-discipline norms of patent agency industry shall not conflict with laws and administrative regulations.
The patent administrative department of the State Council shall supervise and guide the patent agency industry organizations according to law.