How to become a trademark attorney
Trademark agents are qualified through assessment. Those who have obtained the qualifications of lawyers or patent agents or have engaged in trademark business, or those who have studied intellectual property law for more than two years and obtained corresponding diplomas, will be assessed by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce upon personal application. Those who pass the assessment will be issued a "Trademark Agent Qualification Certificate" by the Trademark Office.
An agent who has obtained the qualification certificate should be registered in a trademark Engage in trademark agency business within the agency organization. Persons who have not obtained a qualification certificate and are not employed by a legal trademark agency organization may not act as agents for others or act as agents in disguised trademark matters. Therefore, a trademark agent refers to a person who has obtained a trademark agency qualification certificate and engages in trademark agency business within a trademark agency organization registered with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
Laws on trademark matters such as registration applications and trademark protection It is very professional and professional. The parties can go to the Trademark Office to handle the matter on their own, or they can entrust a trademark agency organization and the organization can designate a specific trademark agent to handle the matter. Only trademark agency organizations registered with the National Trademark Office can accept entrustment to engage in trademark agency business. Individual trademark agents are not allowed to directly accept entrustment to engage in trademark agency business.
Trademark agents should meet the following conditions:
(1) Having full capacity for civil conduct
(2) Have a college degree or above (or equivalent), and pass the trademark agent qualification examination or assessment;
(3) Those who have not received criminal punishment, except for negligent crimes;
(4) Have not been dismissed from public office or had their trademark agent qualifications revoked;
(5) Abide by laws and regulations, abide by professional ethics and professional disciplines, Effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client. State agency staff are not allowed to concurrently serve as trademark agents. Trademark agents should participate in business training every year. The Trademark Office is responsible for agent training and can entrust the Trademark Agency Branch of the China Trademark Association to implement it.
Trademark agent refers to those who meet the conditions stipulated in the "Trademark Agency Management Measures". Professionals who participate in the trademark agent qualification assessment, the Trademark Office will grant them qualifications, issue a "Trademark Agent Qualification Certificate", and engage in trademark agency affairs in a trademark agency organization designated and recognized by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
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