How to prepare for Indian Patent Agent Examination

Before starting the preparation of Indian Patent Agent Examination (PAE) 2020, we need to understand the structure of the examination. The PAE consists of 3 papers as listed below:

Paper 1 — Objective (includes MCQs based on the Indian Patent Act)

Paper 2 — Subjective (includes scenario-based questions and patent drafting).

Paper 3- Viva

The criteria of passing the examination is to score at least 50% in each of the above exams and 60% as an aggregate (sum of all 3 exams scores).

The criteria of passing the examination is to score at least 50% in each of the above exams and 60% as an aggregate (sum of all 3 exams scores).

An initial impression of this exam can be a bit daunting but it’s not difficult to clear if you can do a bit of focused study. In fact, you can even study yourself with discipline and crack it. You need not have an impression that if you don’t join an expensive course, you cannot clear the exam. I suggest devoting a couple of hours daily for a month or so and you can have a good preparation in place. You will need the following resources:

- Indian Patent Act, 1970 (as amended in 2005)

- Indian Patent Rules, 2003 (as amended in 2019)

To ease the difficulty, you can follow this simple but detailed strategy that worked for me and can even work for you.

All the best for the exam!

Originally published at https://www.patentgrasp.com on July 2, 2020.