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／或機械工程*領域的科目，或具備同等學歷；以及
(b)(i)具備最少十年在知識產權局／專利當局所獲取的專利申請實質審查經驗(“實質審查經驗”)，當中最少五年為擔任高層職位所獲取的經驗；或
(b)(ii)具備最少十二年的實質審查經驗及以中文或英文從事處理專利申請中關於實質審查的工作(包括但不限於草擬專利說明書及權利要求)的經驗，或以中文或英文就可享專利性、專利申請及其他關於專利批予前或批予後的事宜(例如專利有效性)提供意見的經驗，當中最少五年為擔任高層職位所獲取的實質審查經驗。

*化學、電子及機械工程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、電訊學

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/or Mechanical Engineering* from a local university in Hong Kong, or equivalent; and
(b)(i) at least ten years of experience in substantive examination of patent applications in an intellectual property/patent office (“substantive examination experience”), with a minimum of five years of experience in senior position(s); or
(b)(ii) at least twelve years of substantive examination experience and experience in prosecuting tasks relating to substantive examination of patent applications in English or Chinese, including but not limited to drafting patent specification and claims, providing advice on issues on patentability, prosecution of patent applications and other pre-grant or post-grant patent related issues, such as patent validity, with a minimum of five years of substantive examination experience in senior position(s).

* The three major fields of Chemistry, Electricity and Mechanical Engineering 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