Patent agents are one of highly paid professionals
Patent Agent
as a career continues to pull lot of attention and aspiration from young graduates. and here is the good news if you are a patent agent or you are willing to become one…
In accordance with the research conducted by Payscale recently, The patent agent is at number 4 among top 100 most rewarding careers in USA when it comes to salaries and job satisfaction. The points that are being observed are:
- Personal satisfaction in the job as a patent agent : A
- Benefit to society and sense of contribution : A
- Low stress level at work : A
as per the source of the news mentioned above,
the salary range for a patent agent is as below in USA
- Median pay: $126,000
- Top pay: $182,000
- 10-year job growth: 13%
Main responsibilities handled by a Patent agent:
In shot, The patent agent looks at the inventions does related research and decide whether they should be patented or not based on prior part found. patent agent also prepares the documents required for filing patent application to the patent office and represents inventor for all communications happening with controller or patent office.
The main advantage of working as a patent agent in any country is you get to see most cutting edge technologies and information in the word, since you are working with inventors who are seeking protection for their invention in the form of patent. Patent agent deals with checking patentability criteria of the invention disclosure, and informs inventor about closest prior art found in the search conducted.
Patent agent add a lot of value to the patent application when it comes to writing claims to secure broadest possible protection to the invention. to read more about this check patent in india platform.
So, congratulations and all the best patent agents !!!
- Patent Facilitator for Start-ups, Startup India Government of India
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
- Author of multiple books on Patents and IPR including a best-selling book on “How to patent an idea in India” which has been selected as the “Memorable Business Book of 2018” by Amazon
- Books are included in the syllabus of Educational Institutions as textbook and reference book on subject of Intellectual property rights and Patents
- 15+ years of working experience in the Patents (IPR) field.
- Associated with Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys| IIPRD
Team size of 180+ Intellectual property (IP) professionals including patent agents, trademark agents, and attorneys; and having 10 Office locations in India
- Patent agents are one of highly paid professionals - February 11, 2015