The just concluded 2009 China patent bar exam is the first test after SIPO adopting the test reform plan in June this year.

SIPO released a reform plan on China patent attorney exam in No. 147 decree on June this year. Under the plan, a system of double admission cut-offs will be adopted, that is, the exam will be divided into two parts, for one part is to check the patent and relevant law acknowledge, and the other is to examine the patent attorney practice. The candidates could select either in case the plan will be effective from 2010.

The number of examination sites increased to 15 this year. In parallel, the three sites in Shenyang, Jinan and Guangzhou are in use of an online examination management system, which allow candidates to register online. 
                                                                                                   Source:SIPO.gov.cn