Patent Agent Interview Preparation

• Why do you want to become Patent Agent?
• What do you think are the roles and responsibilities of patent agents?
• Who is Controller General Patent Design and Trade marking?
• Tell about various types of IPR?
• What do you understand by Intellectual property?
• How many patents does India file internally and externally?
• Which country files max patents?
• In which of the fields maximum patents are being filed in India?
• What are the latest technological developments happening related to your field?
• Do you know the procedure for filing the patents?
• Tell us about the patent offices in India
• Which country records highest growth in patent filing?
• Why should patent be filed?
• What do you understand by commercial viability of the patent?
• What are different types of patents?
• What are the patentability requirements (novelty, non-obviousness, and utility)
• What do you mean by a prior art search
• Tell us about the patent law, Indian patent act 1970
• How do you stay up-to-date on changes in patent law and relevant technologies
• What growth do you see for yourself as patent agent
• How do you file international patent
• How do you update yourself related to your field of knowledge
• Have you ever read research papers?
• Name some of the reputed research papers related to your field?
• Are you aware about the geographic indicators
• Can you name some GI
• What is copyright and in which domains is this provided
• What is trademark and in which domain is this provided
• Why India is lacking in filing patents
• Why should educational institutes file patents
• What is significance of patents for industrial growth
• What do you understand by research
• What is economic significance of patent
• Tell us about non-commercial patents
• From where you got motivation to become patent agent