At present, intellectual property talents in China are in short supply, and intellectual property law and management talents in most enterprises and institutions are almost blank. In foreign countries, almost every multinational company has hundreds of intellectual property law professionals. Only Peking University, Shanghai University and Tongji University, which was just established this year, have set up intellectual property colleges in domestic universities. In addition, China Renmin University, Fudan University and other schools have intellectual property research centers. According to a survey data of Intellectual Property Development Research Center, less than 5% of college students have received intellectual property education. According to Professor Zheng Shengli, Secretary General of Peking University Intellectual Property Institute, Peking University Intellectual Property Institute has trained 375 graduates since its establishment in 1993, with no more than 5 or 6 students each year. Based on this calculation, there are only a thousand intellectual property talents trained every year in China. In the long run, there must be at least 1, intellectual property talents, and only 3-5 such talents are needed for each large enterprise. The shortage of intellectual property talents is increasingly prominent.

The shortage of market makes the employment situation of intellectual property talents bullish all the way. According to Professor Zheng, intellectual property graduates from Peking University have always been in great demand, and the large employers are large enterprises. Recently, the appetite of high-tech enterprises is also growing. China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office requires Patent examiners to have a degree in science and engineering, and they need to be trained in relevant intellectual property laws and regulations after employment, so as to meet the post needs of examiners. As for the reason why Patent examiners prefers students with science and engineering background, Professor Zheng analyzed that although most of the courses in intellectual property study are related to law, because the field of intellectual property is more exposed to some high-tech, high-tech projects and so on, it is more convenient to have a better foundation in science and engineering, so that you can better understand this technology or product and do related intellectual property work. Dean Tao of the School of Intellectual Property of Shanghai University also pointed out that the most critical issue in the cultivation of intellectual property talents is the students' level of science and technology knowledge, because the requirements of the industry are relatively high, and it is difficult to make up from the day after tomorrow. At the same time, science and engineering students need to make up for the lack of communication and expression skills.