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Does not hold a patent agent practicing certificate Personnel shall not engage in patent Agency business in the name of patent agents for the purpose of seeking economic benefits. The State Intellectual Property Office entrusts the All-China Patent Agents Association to be responsible for the specific matters of issuing patent agent practice certificates.
1. Issue Conditions
The issuance of a patent agent practicing certificate shall meet the following Conditions:
(1) Qualified as a patent agent;
(2) Be able to engage in patent agency business full-time;
(3) Personnel who do not have patent agency or patent examination experience must intern in a patent agency for one consecutive year and participate in on-the-job training;
(4) Employed by a patent agency;
(5) The age at the time of issuance is not more than 70 years old;
(6) Good conduct.
A patent agent practicing certificate will not be issued in any of the following circumstances:
(1) Do not have full capacity for civil conduct;
(2) Practicing in another patent agency before application and has not been admitted by that patent agency Dismissal without going through the cancellation procedures for the patent agent's practicing certificate;(3) Changing patent agencies less than 1 year after receiving the patent agency practicing certificate;
(4) Patent agent subject to revocationThe penalty for practicing certificate is less than 3 years;
( 5) Subject to criminal punishment (except for crimes of negligence).
2. Application materials
To apply for the issuance of a patent agent practicing certificate, the following materials should be submitted:
(1) Patent agent practicing certificate application form;
(2) Copy of patent agent qualification certificate and ID card
(3) Proof of storage of personnel files or Copy of divorce and retirement certificate;
(4) Employment agreement issued by the patent agency;
(5) If the applicant practiced in another patent agency before application, a certificate of dismissal from that patent agency should be submitted;
(6) If you apply for the issuance of a patent agent practicing certificate for the first time, you should submit the patent agency where you practice Internship certificate issued by the organization and proof of participation in on-the-job training.
3. Review and filing
After review, the All-China Patent Agents Association believes that the patent agent practicing certificate is If the issuance application meets the above stipulated conditions, the patent agent practicing certificate shall be issued within 15 days from the Date of receipt of the application; if it is deemed that the conditions are not met, the applicant shall be notified in writing within 1 day from the date of receipt of the application.
The All-China Patent Agents Association should issue patents The agent shall file and submit relevant materials to the State Intellectual Property Office from the date of the agent's practice certificate, and send a copy to the Intellectual Property Office of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government where the patent agency is located.
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