Different in nature and different scope of work.

1. Essentially different: Patent agent is a professional qualification, which refers to a person who has obtained a patent agent qualification certificate, holds a patent agent practicing certificate, and is engaged in patent agency work full-time in a patent agency. Intellectual property specialist is a job title, which refers to comprehensive talents who can engage in intellectual property management work in intellectual property management institutions, large enterprises, scientific research institutes and other units.

2. Different scope of work: Patent agents are mainly engaged in "patent rights" and only need to have a general understanding of "copyright" and "trademark rights", while intellectual property lawyers need to Have a high understanding of the three aspects of intellectual property: "copyright", "patent rights" and "trademark rights".