一級專利審查主任主要負責執行《專利條例》（第514章）所訂及專利制度相關的職責，有關職責為就原授專利申請及短期專利作分類及審查，以及處理其他審查工作，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，就專利事宜進行研究及分析，並就推廣及產業發展活動提供協助。
註：獲取錄的申請人須按照部門的安排調配至原授專利組的不同組別或履行其他職責。
職責
A Patent Examiner I is mainly deployed on performing the duties under the Patents Ordinance (Cap. 514) and pertinent to the patent system in relation to classification and examination of original grant patent applications and short-term patents as well as other examination tasks, assisting the Senior Patent Examiner to carry out the necessary statutory duties relating to applications for/grant of original grant patents and short-term patents, conducting research and analysis on patent issues, and providing support to promotional and industry development activities.
Note: Appointed candidates will be subject to redeployment to different sections of the Original Grant Patent Team or other duties at the discretion of the Department.
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／或機械工程*領域的科目，或具備同等學歷(見下述申請手續(b)項)；以及
- (b)
- (i)具備最少兩年在知識產權局／專利當局所獲取的專利申請審查經驗；或
- (ii)具備最少兩年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。
*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 field of Chemistry, Electricity and/or Mechanical Engineering* from a local university in Hong Kong, or equivalent (see item
- (b)of “How to Apply” below) ; and
- (b)
- (i)at least two years of experience in examination of patent applications in an intellectual property/patent office; or
- (ii)at least two years of 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.
* 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
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。
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