Investigates and reports on patent applications to assess their compliance with the requirements of the Patents Act. Registration or licensing may be required.
Previously referred to in ASCO as:
254915 Patents Examiner
移民澳洲时,224914 专利审查员 Patents Examiner 属于 VETASSESS Group B 类职业,需要本科或更高级学位(Qualification/s assessed at Australian Bachelor degree or Australian higher degree level),如果取得学位的专业与提名职业相关需要近五年内最少有一年毕业后相关工作经验。如果学位专业不是高度相关,但有相关专业专业的专科,高级专科,副学士或研究生学历,需要近五年内至少二年本科毕业后相关工作经验。如果学位专业不是高度相关且没有其他相关专业学历,则需要近五年内至少三年毕业后相关工作经验。职业评估不需要雅思,评估函永久有效。本科毕业前的工作经验符合条件的也可以算作有效工作经验。
Patent examiners investigate patent applications and report on whether they
comply with the requirements of Australian patent legislation before granting
patent rights for new inventions. The work of patent examiners is technically
complex. It involves knowledge of technical processes used in industry and
advances in scientific research. It also involves making legalistic decisions
based on their knowledge of patent law.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Patent Examiner earn an average of $1419 per week. The
[average annual salary for this job is $73788 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
decision-making and research skills
good oral and written communication skills
able to work as part of a team
Australian citizenship or eligibility to apply for citizenship.
This job also involves:
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree,
or extensive relevant experience. Some jobs also require post-graduate study,
such as a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master Degree.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Chemistry
School subjects that include some aspects of CHEMISTRY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a chemistry-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Computing Studies
School subjects that include some aspect of COMPUTING STUDIES provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a computer studies-related subject is
a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Mathematics
School subjects that include some aspect of MATHEMATICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a mathematics-related subject is a
pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Physics
School subjects that include some aspect of PHYSICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a physics-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Patent Examiner
Patent examiners may perform the following tasks:
analyse application documents to determine whether legislative requirements are met
assess whether the patent rights sought are justified and match the invention’s technical description
search online databases to discover similar patents held in Australia and overseas
assess whether the advances claimed for the originality of the invention’s features are new
communicate with the patent applicant or their legal representative
depending on experience, either recommend or approve the acceptance of a patent application.