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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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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 break between the sessions. | 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 break between the sessions. | ||
Go to [ | Go to [http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/oed/exam/pastexamresults.jsp Past Exams Questions and Answers] for old exams given before the USPTO switched to the computer exam. | ||
'''Reviewing the practice exams''' | '''Reviewing the practice exams''' | ||
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#* [[MPEP 2100]] - Patentability | #* [[MPEP 2100]] - Patentability | ||
# 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]] - Types, Cross-Noting | #* [[MPEP 200]] - Types, Cross-Noting, Status of Application | ||
#* [[MPEP 400]] - Representative of Inventor or Owner | #* [[MPEP 400]] - Representative of Inventor or Owner | ||
#* [[MPEP 500]] - Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers | #* [[MPEP 500]] - Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers | ||
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#* [[MPEP 100]] - Secrecy, Access, National Security, Foreign Filings | #* [[MPEP 100]] - Secrecy, Access, National Security, Foreign Filings | ||
#* [[MPEP 300]] - Ownership and Assignment | #* [[MPEP 300]] - Ownership and Assignment | ||
#* [[MPEP 800]] - Restrictions in Applications (35 | #* [[MPEP 800]] - Restrictions in Applications (35 USC 111) and Double Patenting | ||
#* [[MPEP 900]] - Prior Art, Classification, Search | #* [[MPEP 900]] - Prior Art, Classification, Search | ||
#* [[MPEP 1000]] - Matters Decided by Various USPTO Officials | #* [[MPEP 1000]] - Matters Decided by Various USPTO Officials | ||
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# Tier Four - Only spend a very brief review on these chapters: | # Tier Four - Only spend a very brief review on these chapters: | ||
#* [[MPEP 2400]] - Biotechnology | #* [[MPEP 2400]] - Biotechnology | ||
#* [[MPEP 2600]] - Optional | #* [[MPEP 2600]] - Optional inter Partes Reexamination | ||