generally speaking, intellectual property agency refers to the act of handling intellectual property affairs on behalf of the parties, mainly including patent agency and trademark agency, and also including copyright registration agency, integrated circuit layout design registration agency and other types of intellectual property agency.
after China's entry into WTO, the domestic market is open to foreign countries, and the interests will greatly increase the overseas application of intellectual property rights and transnational intellectual property disputes, which will increase the demand for intellectual property agents. It can be said that intellectual property agency is a new service industry that develops rapidly with the rise of knowledge economy, the trend of world economic integration and a large number of intellectual achievements.
with the strengthening of science and technology and intellectual property protection, setting up intellectual property barriers has become a new means for enterprises or countries to restrict competitors from obtaining monopoly profits. Reflected in international trade, it has the color of trade protectionism and has become a new type of non-tariff barrier. Because this new barrier is extremely concealed, all enterprises and countries are consciously strengthening the setting of this barrier (especially in developed countries and multinational companies), which will inevitably lead to a large number of lawsuits related to intellectual property disputes, and thus promote the rapid development of China's intellectual property agency industry.
The agents who perform trademark agency work are called trademark agents, and there are no special agents in other intellectual property categories.
A patent agent must pass the national qualification accreditation before he can represent patent affairs, otherwise it is called black agency. To obtain the qualification of patent agent, it is required to obtain a bachelor's degree or above in science and engineering recognized by the state and obtain a diploma. Pass the patent agent examination, practice in a patent agency for one year after obtaining the qualification certificate, and become a patent agent after obtaining the practice certificate. On the first weekend of November, the pass rate was about 1%. You can go to the patent office website to see if your major is in the specified science and engineering catalogue, and then decide whether to register or not. How do you say the employment prospects? If you focus on the future, it is definitely promising, and it is difficult to get a good salary. If you have a master's degree in engineering or above, you can consider entering this industry if you have a strong English, legal background, computer communication and other majors, but it is very difficult at first, and you should be prepared for a long-term struggle. It should be noted that although they are all industries that need to evaluate their qualifications to represent legal affairs, patent agents are different from lawyers, and they have their own division of labor. Generally speaking, patent agents are only limited to dealing with patent-related affairs, and they are not good at legal affairs other than patents; Lawyers, on the other hand, are good at legal affairs other than patents. Due to the limitation of technical background and unfamiliarity with patent special regulations, they generally do not have the ability to handle patent affairs.
people who are engaged in trademark agency business are called trademark agents. In the past, they needed to obtain professional qualifications to practice. Later, the professional qualification examination was cancelled, and the industry became more and more chaotic. It is said that the professional qualification examination for trademark agents has been planned, but when it will be planned is uncertain.