What is the Patent Agent Exam ?
Government of India conducted the Patent Agent Exam for the selection of individuals as Registered Patent Agents. After qualifying this examination, someone can start their career as Patent Agents. There is a lot of demand for Patent Agents in different firms such as law firms, IP Firms, and in some International companies working in Patents domain, especially.
In India, this examination is conducted by the Office of The Controller General of Patents, Designs & TradeMarks, The Indian Patents Office, Government of India.
Eligibility criteria to appear in Patent Agent Exam
Any individual with Indian nationality, having graduation in science, Pharmacy, Engineering, and Technology background and acquiring the minimum age of 21 year is eligible for this examination. So that we can say, candidates having BSc, MSc, B. Pharma, M. Pharma, BE, ME, B.Tech, M.Tech, PhD, and MBBS, etc., degrees are eligible for this exam.
Final year students of their courses are also eligible for this examination, but they have to produce a final degree certificate, mark sheets, etc., within the two months of declaration of the Patent Agent Exam result.
Here is the list of some important topics:
- Intellectual Property Rights: An Introduction
- Prosecution of Patent
- Indian Patent Law
- What is Patentability?
- Patent Manual
- The Patents Act 1970
- The Patent Rules 2003 as amended by (Amendment) Rules, 2019
Structure of Examination
Paper-I (Objective type questions, Duration:Two hours)
Paper-II (Descriptive type questions, Duration: Three hours).
Patent agents have a good job profile. Due to growing in population, advancement in science and technology, as well as the escalation in inventions, there will always be a huge demand for Patent Agents.
