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Patent Agents Qualifying Examination Examination Rules

Original Language Title: 专利代理人资格考试考务规则

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Patent agents qualifying examination examination rules

    (August 25, 2008, the State intellectual property office announced as of October 1, 2008, 48th) section exam registration

    First sign up for national patent agents qualification examination personnel, should choose their examination of one of the test sites, such as site registration, registration or online registration the letter, test center city is located within the stipulated time of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the intellectual property Office (hereinafter referred to as test centers intellectual property Office) for registration.

    Article candidates should submit the following documents, and pay the fee:

    (A) the application form with photograph;

    (B) copy of a valid identity card;

    (C) copies of academic certificates;

    (D) the original certificate.

    Site registration, should produce valid identity documents during registration and qualification certificate for identification; registration or online registration the letter, shall, within the prescribed period of time with a valid identity document and original degree certificate to the selected test sites intellectual property Office for identification.

    Candidates can download the application form from the State intellectual property office Government Web site.

    Third test centers in the intellectual property office shall promptly enroll form original and relevant information reported to the Office of the patent agent examination Committee (hereinafter referred to as examination Office of the Commission).

    The fourth ticket office number made by the assessment Committee.

    Test centers in various intellectual property offices should be in conformity with the relevant provisions of the candidates to the admission ticket, and requires applicants to understand the rules of notice of the registration officer.

    Section II of the examination room setting and the examination room staff

    Fifth test centers in the intellectual property office shall, in accordance with article focused, facilitated the principle venue.

    Set the examination shall comply with the following requirements:

    (A) the number of candidates per examination room for 30, the remainder of less than 30 a separate examination room;

    (B) each of the candidates a table, candidates should be more than a table of intervals between horizontal;

    (C) the top-right corner of each table should paste the candidates name and ticket number;

    (D) the test environment should be safe, quiet, you may not use Theatre as a venue.

    Sixth one member from each test centers shall be established pursuant to the Chief invigilator, held by test Secretary or Deputy Secretary for intellectual property rights, with overall responsibility for the test center Proctor; men's and one invigilator in each room should be, responsible for the examination room proctors work.

    The Chief invigilator shall be convened no later than the day before the exam by all proctors and invigilation of the visiting researchers to participate in the job description.

    Article seventh test centers in various intellectual property offices should be based on needs, equipped with security and medical personnel to assist in maintaining the order of examination, providing medical assistance services.

    Eighth test centers in various intellectual property offices should be up near the examination room examination offices, as places to handle related matters.

    Section III paper transport and storage

    Nineth examination paper and answer sheet by the examination Office entrusted the relevant departments of the Commission sent to the test centre, specific issues and the duty of confidentiality agreed by both parties.

    Article tenth of the room should be equipped with a dedicated test centers intellectual property office confidentiality and safe, for the storage of exam papers and answer sheets, and are equipped with seals and special vehicles for transporting test papers. Confidentiality should be waterproof, fire, theft and other security measures, and 24-hour monitoring.

    Store the examination paper and answer sheet should be safe and sealed.

    Deposited papers confidential room far from the examination room, you need to test or answer sheet temporarily stored in the examination Office, examination Office should be equipped with a safety deposit box and enhance security.

    11th test centers in each intellectual property office shall designate two or more paper holder, specialized in paper storage.

    Secret rooms and safety deposit box key shall be kept by the different examination paper holder, respectively.

    The 12th from the safe access to examination papers, answer sheet, and shall consist of two or more paper holder, operations, visiting researchers shall be present.

    Access to examination papers, answer sheet should be paper holder, fill out the Evaluation Commission Office uniform examination papers, answer card to access records and signed, shall be signed by visiting researchers.

    Before the opening of the 13th quiz and answer sheet, sealing the effective answer sheets, no person shall, for any reason without shrinkwrap.

    14th test delivery, storage process in the event of a leak or other accidents, shall take immediate and effective measures to prevent proliferation, and promptly report to the Office of the Evaluation Commission.

    Fourth section test rules

    15th/20 minutes before the exam, candidates shall use the admission ticket and valid ID card to enter the examination room, ticket number stubs and admission ticket and valid ID on the exam table right corner so that Proctor for inspection. 16th candidates more than 30 minutes late, not allowed to enter the examination room.

    Begins 30 minutes after the examination, examinees may handed in appearance.

    17th candidates entered the examination room must not carry the following items:

    (A) any books, journals, notes, writing paper;

    (B) any communication, storage, playback functions of electronic products.

    Candidates carry the items referred to in the preceding paragraph, referred to the invigilator before the examination begins should be in custody.

    18th examinees should be correct, within the specified time in accordance with the requirements on the answer sheet to fill in the name and fill, fill coating ticket number and, if necessary, paste barcodes; answer sheet should be filled in place, clear coated.

    Because applicants are not required to fill in the name, fill coating ticket number or not paste barcodes lead to identity cannot be confirmed, the papers invalid because of damaged candidates answer sheet, fill coating does not causes such as written or illegible paper cannot review or affect test scores, the responsibility borne by the candidates themselves.

    19th candidates found the papers printed is incorrect or unclear, can reflect to the proctors, but shall not require the invigilator to explain questions.

    20th applicants should strictly abide by the examination room rule, keep the room quiet, not talking to each other, free to stand or walk, may not see answer sheets or peer into other people, may not pass answer sheet or any information associated with the content, not smoke in the room.

    21st candidates answer papers in advance, can hand on the seat until the invigilator after winding left the examination room.

    The examination time arrives, candidates should immediately stop the answer, and answer sheet placed on the desktop, leave the examination room.

    Candidates not to test or answer cassette out room, not after you hand in the examination room and stay in the vicinity noise.

    Fifth section proctored

    22nd invigilators should be under the command of the Chief invigilator, clear position, in accordance with the Division of labor to accomplish the following:

    (A) every 25 minutes before the examination begins, the two proctors an exam together with confidential papers and answer sheets or examination Office.

    (B) rules announced 10 minutes before the exam the examination room, and unsealed answer sheet packaging bags and distributed to the candidates asking applicants fill in the answer sheet name and fill in and the paint paste the ticket number or bar code.

    (C) every 3 minutes before the exam, and unsealed paper packaging bags, check after the candidates gave out the examination papers.

    (D) by check held by the candidates and their identity documents, candidate photos on the compatibility of checked candidates consistency of paste on the ticket number and the seat number; check the applicants fill in the answer sheet name, fill coating ticket number or paste barcodes is consistent with its name, ticket number.

    (E) order of maintenance of the examination room during the examination period, ensure that exam is normal. (Vi) exam issued to applicants 15 minutes before the end time tips.

    The examination time arrives, requires candidates to immediately stop answers on the answer sheet on the exam table and leave the examination room. (VII) fill test record sheets, written exam order status, the absent person admission ticket, delinquent behavior and treatment of the candidates and other details.

    Test records shall be made out in duplicate, one with effective answer sheets together into an exam answer sheet packaging bag packaging and the other researchers back to the Evaluation Committee's Office referred to the tour. (H) after each unit exam, and counts the number of candidates answer sheet according to the examination room, will be counted after the answer sheet in order of candidate number and package.

    Package should be in the answer sheet package affix seal bag opening signed, stamped with a seal and inclusion in answer sheet packaging bags positive test center city number, room number, a valid answer sheet, referred to the paper holder, deposit safe after it was signed.

    (I) after each unit exam, clean room and the room was closed to examination room keys from the invigilator in charge.

    23rd invigilator shall wear uniform entered the examination room proctors logo.

    24th proctors found candidates face illness, should contact, and staffed with medical personnel to carry out the necessary treatment; to not adhere to the examination, should persuade the terminate test.

    25th the invigilator shall fulfill their duties, the question should not give any explanation or imply; must not smoke in the room, reading newspapers, chatting, talking on the phone or doing other things has nothing to do with Proctor.

    Sixth patrol exam The 26th delegation visiting researchers of the State intellectual property office, to the exam site.

    Visiting researchers should participate in the test center's intellectual property office held before the exam invigilators job description.

    27th visiting researchers shall test prior to arrival, check the test papers repository is subject to this rule tenth provisions, view room settings and the invigilator is equipped with compliance with the provisions of section II of the present rules and found to be in conformity with the provisions and shall promptly pointed out to the test center's intellectual property office to study remedies and, if necessary, report to the Evaluation Commission Office.

    28th tour should be full participation of test paper and the answer sheet to receive, access, transportation, distribution, destruction of work; problems found, shall promptly pointed out to the test center's intellectual property office to study remedies and, if necessary, report to the Evaluation Commission Office.

    29th in the examination process, visiting researchers each examination room should be visited to view the order an exam is normal.

    30th examinations in all subjects after the visiting researchers should be timely and safe delivery of effective answer sheet returned, submitted to the Evaluation Committee designated by the Office of secret rooms.

    Seventh Festival marking

    31st national patent agents qualification examination checking of organization and coordination work is unified by the Evaluation Commission Office itself.

    32nd patent law knowledge of subject knowledge and machine-readable marking approach taken; patent practical as no paper manual marking methods.

    Article 33rd Evaluation Commission Office in patent law after the end of an exam knowledge knowledge and subjects the questions and reference answers within one week of the date of the public can comment on the answers.

    Article 34th Evaluation Committee opened the Office answer sheet packaging bags, machine readable when checking, scan answer sheets should be completed jointly by two or more staff members at designated sites.

    Relevant parts of national intellectual property office patent article 35th practical as the marker, formulated by the leading group of experts marking the patent agency practice subjects scoring criteria, checking personnel should be based on the scoring criteria carefully marking. Article 36th marking shall strictly abide by the discipline of its members, not to answer the cassette out marking locations, may not be damaged or missing answer sheets, the secret is between ourselves and reading-related information.

    Answer sheet there is abnormality is found, shall promptly report to the Office of the Evaluation Commission, it may not.

    37th before the publication of exam results, no person shall, without authorization, disclose scores.

    Eighth day results and review

    Article 38th marking after the assessment Committee Office in the form of announcement on publication date, access to transcripts and grade inquiry and other matters.

    39th candidates think that the exam results showed anomalies, since the publication of exam results within 15th day of writing to the Office of the Evaluation Commission, to review applications for late review applications inadmissible. Exam review is limited to rechecked answer sheet each problem score and added in error.

    Candidates shall not himself read the answer sheet.

    40th article Evaluation Committee shall designate two or more staff in the Office working together to complete the review.

    Review results by Assessment Committee Office to notify requests for review of candidates.

    41st review found scores errors need to be corrected, examined by the Evaluation Commission Office agree and sign reported to Director of assessment Committee for approval in order to correct scores.

    Corrected scores the answer sheet and related reviewed documents be retained for two years, for future reference.

    The 42nd article in addition to the case referred to in rule 41st, test scores, released six months later, approved by the Evaluation Committee Office, answer sheets can be destroyed.

    Nineth day schedule 43rd article of the rules come into force on October 1, 2008, the State intellectual property office patent agent qualifying examination issued bulletin 99th examination rule repealed on the same day.