More than 32,000 people have applied to take the 2017 national patent agent qualification exam, increasing 5.7 percent on last year. The exam is planned to start on Nov 4 and 5 in 30 cities, including three that were newly added this year. Since 2015, the exam has allowed applicants to answer on computers and nearly 99 percent of the applicants this year have chosen this method, as it is easier to copy and paste materials from patent documents.

Source: SIPO