Patent Examiner Interview Questions

520 patent examiner interview questions shared by candidates

Started with a written assessment to write an 'abstracted summary' of an invention. Followed by questions about yourself and motivations for applying. Lots of technical questions about subject area. Testing understanding of patent claims and knowledge of subject area. Ended with strength based questions.
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Associate Patent Examiner

Interviewed at Intellectual Property Office

4.3
Sep 6, 2021

Started with a written assessment to write an 'abstracted summary' of an invention. Followed by questions about yourself and motivations for applying. Lots of technical questions about subject area. Testing understanding of patent claims and knowledge of subject area. Ended with strength based questions.

How would you complete 4 tasks of equal importance that are due the same time? How do you handle constructive criticism? Why do you want to work with USPTO? When was the last time you had to convince your supervisor that he/she did not necessarily believe in and what did you do to try to persuade them?
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Patent Examiner (Chemical Engineer)

Interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office

3.2
Apr 27, 2017

How would you complete 4 tasks of equal importance that are due the same time? How do you handle constructive criticism? Why do you want to work with USPTO? When was the last time you had to convince your supervisor that he/she did not necessarily believe in and what did you do to try to persuade them?

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