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Detailed Statistics on Frequently Tested Topics for the Patent Bar

There is quite a bit of information covered in the MPEP. After all, it is a few thousand pages long. You can flail throughout its pages, spending hours in a chapter like Chapter 1000: “Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials” if you wanted to. Or even spend an entire weekend covering [...]

How Much Time Does it Take to Prepare for the Patent Bar Exam?

Everyone likes to ask it, so we will address it here. Just how much time do you need to prepare for this exam? Well, it varies all over the board, but one thing to keep in mind is that the PTO actually posts some previous Patent Bar exams (these were from before the computerized exam [...]

Overcoming Test Anxiety During the Patent Bar Exam

You’re bound to have at least a little test anxiety the day you go in to take the Patent Bar exam. After all, if you spent a decent amount of time preparing, you have at least that much riding on your success. No one wants to re-take it, so what can you do to calm [...]

Patent Bar Exam Study Tips

Studies have shown that individuals who don’t succeed usually either did not invest enough time in their studies, or invested their time in outdated and ineffective learning strategies. One of the problems is that the material you need to learn to pass the Patent Bar exam is very complex. It isn’t enough to just sit [...]

The Details of the Computerized Patent Bar Exam

All the questions on the Patent Bar exam come from the MPEP (Manual of Examining Procedure). In addition, the exam is open book and is composed of 100 multiple choice questions. Piece of cake, right? Who’s going to let a 100 question, multiple choice, open-book exam stand in the way of opening an entirely new [...]

The Who’s, What’s, When’s, and Where’s of the Patent Bar Exam

What’s the Patent Bar exam for? So, you’re thinking about taking the Patent Bar Exam? Maybe you’ve already decided to apply – or maybe you’re interested in finding out a little more about it? Well, you came to the right place. The first piece of advice: if you have any interest in becoming a registered [...]