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This article is about | This article is about how to prepare for the USPTO's admission to practice exam, commonly known as the patent bar. If you have any preparation tips or advice, please add them here. | ||
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===Practice Exams=== | ===Practice Exams=== | ||
Find as many old patent bar exams as you can. Take each exam under real test conditions (3 hours for each group of 50 questions). Do both sessions in a single day, with no more than a 1 hour | Find as many old patent bar exams as you can. Take each exam under real test conditions (3 hours for each group of 50 questions). Do both sessions in a single day, with no more than a 1 hour between the sessions. | ||
'''Reviewing the practice exams''' | '''Reviewing the practice exams''' | ||
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===MPEP Study=== | ===MPEP Study=== | ||
Studying the MPEP is a | Studying the MPEP is a taunting task. Having an outline or guidebook to study can make this taks less intimidating. Creating an outline is an even more effective way to learn, so consider contributing to the [[Wiki Law School:MPEP Outline]] project by outlining one or more MPEP chapters. | ||
Some MPEP chapters are much more important for the patent bar than others. MPEP chapters can be separated into four tiers based on their relevance to the exam (starting at the most important chapters and listing in decending order of importance): | Some MPEP chapters are much more important for the patent bar than others. MPEP chapters can be separated into four tiers based on their relevance to the exam (starting at the most important chapters and listing in decending order of importance): | ||
# Tier One - spend about 25% of your MPEP study time on these three chapters: | # Tier One - spend about 25% of your MPEP study time on these three chapters: | ||
#* [[MPEP 700]] | #* [[MPEP 700]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 2100]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 600]] | ||
# Tier Two - spend about 50% of your MPEP study time on these chapters: | # Tier Two - spend about 50% of your MPEP study time on these chapters: | ||
#* [[MPEP 200]] | #* [[MPEP 200]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 1200]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 400]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 500]] | ||
#* [[MPEP 1400]] | #* [[MPEP 1400]] | ||
#* [[MPEP 2200]] | #* [[MPEP 2200]] | ||
#* [[MPEP 2300]] | #* [[MPEP 2300]] | ||
#* [[MPEP 2500]] | #* [[MPEP 2500]] | ||
# Tier Three - Spend your remaining 25% of your MPEP study time on these chapters: | # Tier Three - Spend your remaining 25% of your MPEP study time on these chapters: | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 300]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 800]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 1300]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 1500]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 1800]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 1900]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 2700]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 100]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 900]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 1000]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 1100]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 1600]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 1700]] | ||
#* [[MPEP | #* [[MPEP 2000]] | ||
# Tier Four - Only spend a very brief review on these chapters: | # Tier Four - Only spend a very brief review on these chapters: | ||
#* [[MPEP 2400]] | #* [[MPEP 2400]] | ||
#* [[MPEP 2600]] | #* [[MPEP 2600]] | ||