Qualifying Examinations for Patent Agents :

In order to maintain high professional efficiency, the Act has provided for certain prescribed qualification for the patent agents, as mentioned above in the section 126. As per clause (c)(ii) of sub section 1 of section 126 there is a provision for conducting the qualifying examination for Patent agents, which will consist of a written test and a viva voce examination. The written Test shall be of two papers i.e. l) Patents Act and Rules and 2) Drafting and interpretation of Patent specification and other documents of 100 marks each (Rule 110(2)). The qualifying marks for written paper & for the viva voice examination is fifty per cent each, and a candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination only if he obtains an aggregate of sixty percent of the qualifying marks (Rule 110 (3))