Patent examiner

At the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Examiners review patent applications to determine if they comply with basic rules and legal requirements. Your job will be to research the subject matter claimed in patent applications, and you will communicate your findings on the patentability of applications to inventors or patent practitioners

Following are the eligibility criteria for appearing in the Patent Agent Exam:

- The applicant should be citizen of India & should complete the age of 21 years at the time of exam.

- All science and technology graduates (B.Sc, M.Sc, B.Tech, M.tech etc.) from any university established under law in India or such other equivalent qualification specified under central government are eligible to give the exam.

- Final year candidates are also eligible as long as they are able to produce final degree, mark sheets etc within 2 months of declaration of the Patent Agent Exam result they are appearing for. if more details you need then visit the https://www.ipindia.nic.in/

The patent office from time to time advertises for filling up the post of examiner of patents in their official website.The minimum qualification in the field of chemistry ,physics etc is masters degree and in the field of engineering is degree in that field and the age limit is 35 years.

T.R.Subramanian

ex Controller general of patents designs and trademarks

Thank you sir for your reply. 

If you come across such advertisement, please post in this forum, so that we  will not miss the chance.

Mr sankar patent examiner is different from patent agent

Patent examiners review patent applications to determine whether a claimed invention should be granted a patent. In general, the most important task of a patent examiner is to review the technical information disclosed in a patent application and to compare it to the state of the art. This involves reading and understanding a patent application, and then searching the prior art to determine what technological contribution the application teaches the public. A patent is a reward for informing the public about specific technical details of a new invention, so the work of a patent examiner includes searching prior patents, scientific literature databases, and other resources for prior art. Then, an examiner reviews a patent application substantively to determine whether it complies with the legal requirements for granting of a patent. A claimed invention must meet patentability requirements of novelty, inventive step or non-obviousness, industrial application (or utility) and sufficiency of disclosure.

patent agents or attorneys

Patent agents and patent attorneys (patent professionals) are people who have earned degrees in science or engineering and who have passed a registration examination given by a particular patent office

u hv to wait for the recruitment notice on the official website of the IPO, it has been conducted last in 2010, it is expected in 2014 to be conducted for the second time so be hopeful nd keep tracking website, only Post graduates in ny sc/ tech field eligible... more info u can get from the recruitment advertisement and u may also retrieve the 2010 notification to clear doubts....