專利審查主任主要被編配於執行經《2016年專利（修訂）條例》（尚未生效）修訂的《專利條例》（第514章）中的有關職責，該職責是就原授專利申請作分類及審查，以及協助高級專利審查主任執行處理原授專利和短期專利的申請／批予的相關法定職責。
職責
A Patent Examiner is mainly deployed on performing the duties under the Patents Ordinance (Cap. 514) as amended by the Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 (not yet in force) in relation to classification and examination of applications for original grant patents and assist the Senior Patent Examiner to carry out the necessary statutory duties relating to applications for/grant of original grant patents and short-term patents.
入職條件
申請人必須：
- (a)持有香港本地大學頒授的二級榮譽或以上學士學位，有關學位須修讀一項或多於一項屬化學、電子及機械工程*領域的科目，或具備同等學歷；以及
- (b)具備最少兩年從事科學和技術研究及發展、專利檢索及／或分析、技術轉移或專利申請中形式審查的經驗。
*視乎內部人手調配而定，專利審查主任的主要職務是負責在化學、電子及機械工程這三大領域其中之一處理原授專利申請及關於原授專利及短期專利批予後的申請。這三大領域基本上包括但不限於下列技術性科目：
化學：- 應用生物學、應用化學、生物化學、生物工程、生物科學、生物醫學工程、生物醫學、生物技術、細胞及分子生物學、化學工程、化學科技、化學、中醫學、環境科學、食品科學、綠色能源科學、生命科學、醫學工程、醫療技術、醫學、藥理學、藥劑學
電子：- 應用物理學、計算機工程、計算機科學、電機工程、電力學、電子工程、信息工程、資訊科技、互聯網及多媒體技術、物理學、電信學
機械工程：- 土木工程、材料工程、材料科學、機械工程、機械電子工程
Candidates should have -
- (a)a bachelor's degree with second class honours or above in one or more subject
- (s)in the fields of Chemistry, Electricity and Mechanical Engineering* from a local university in Hong Kong, or equivalent; and
- (b)at least two years’ experience in research and development in science and technology, patent search and/or analysis, technology transfer or formality examination of patent applications.
*Subject to internal redeployment, Patent Examiner is primarily tasked with duties relating to processing applications for original grant patent applications and also post-grant applications concerning original grant patent and short-term patents in one of the three major fields of Chemistry, Electricity and Mechanical Engineering, which are broadly classified to include, but not limited to, the following technical subjects:
Chemistry:- Applied Biology; Applied Chemistry; Biochemistry; Bioengineering; Biological Science; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedicine; Biotechnology; Cell and Molecular Biology; Chemical Engineering; Chemical Technology; Chemistry; Chinese Medicine; Environmental Science; Food Science; Green Energy Science; Life Science; Medical Engineering; Medical Technology; Medicine; Pharmacology; Pharmacy
Electricity:- Applied Physics; Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical Engineering; Electricity; Electronic Engineering; Information Engineering; Information Technology; Internet & Multimedia Technologies; Physics; Telecommunication
Mechanical Engineering:- Civil Engineering; Materials Engineering; Materials Science; Mechanical Engineering; Mechatronic Engineering
入職條件(註)
申請人須具備良好理解、分析、研究和表達技巧，並能夠清楚解釋複雜的問題及議題。 申請人如在專利法律和執業方面具有知識和經驗，可獲優先考慮。
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