# How to Become a Patent Agent

> To become a patent agent you need a qualifying science or engineering background, an approved application to the USPTO, and a passing score on the patent bar. No law degree is required. Fees are $565 per exam attempt plus $226 to register.

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## Entries
- [Patent agent eligibility](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/patent-agent-eligibility/): Who can become a patent agent: the USPTO's Category A, B, C and D eligibility routes.
- [Steps to become a patent agent](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/steps-to-become-a-patent-agent/): Applying to the USPTO, scheduling the exam, passing, and registering, in order.
- [Cost to become a patent agent](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/cost-to-become-a-patent-agent/): What it costs to become a registered patent agent, including a possible retake.
- [Patent agent salary](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/patent-agent-salary/): Estimated patent agent pay, and the USPTO pay table as a public benchmark.
- [Patent agent jobs](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/patent-agent-jobs/): Where patent agents work and how to land a first role after passing the patent bar.
- [Patent agent or patent attorney?](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/agent-or-attorney/): How to decide between the agent path and the attorney path.

## Full text
- [llms-full.txt](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/llms-full.txt): every entry in plain text

## Reference pages
- [Wysebridge profile](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/wysebridge/)
- [Entity map](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/entity-map/)
- [Methodology](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/methodology/)
- [Sources](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/sources/)
- [Glossary](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/glossary/)

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- [Patent Bar Practice Questions](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/): Original exam-style practice questions with answers explained against the MPEP.
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