The Collar360

Patent engineer

Other names

patent agent, patent scientist, patent and trademark engineer, intellectual property engineer, technical patent specialist

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They advise companies about inventions and the law, study what inventions could earn, and check that patent rights are not broken.

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    Advise companies on rules about owning inventions.

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    Study inventions closely.

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    Research how much money an invention could earn.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

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ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

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Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
ingénieur brevets/ingénieure brevets
español
ingeniero en patentes/ingeniera en patentes
العربية
مهندس براءات الاختراع / مهندسة براءات الاختراع
português
Engenheiro examinador de patentes/Engenheira examinadora de patentes
Deutsch
Patentingenieur/Patentingenieurin
italiano
ingegnere consulente in brevetti

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