Guidebook to Patent Law
Updated for the 9th Edition, 07.2022 Revision MPEP and post- September 18, 2023 exams.
Price: $399.80 on Amazon for the set of 4
This 4 Volume Set is geared to help you master the MPEP and is based entirely on the current 9th Edition, 07.2022 Revision MPEP. The Guidebook to Patent Law includes relevant information from the MPEP for Patent Bar candidates and practicing Patent Practitioners.
The Guidebooks cover chapters 100 through 2900 along with appendices on prior art, 35 U.S.C. 102, 35 U.S.C. 103, 35 U.S.C. 112, and disqualifying prior art. The currently tested supplements are also outlined in the books for your convenience.
Each chapter in the Guidebook includes an outline of the relevant information, MPEP summaries, key points, and ‘At a Glance Tables’. In addition, pre-AIA and AIA information are highlighted with easy-to-recognize icons. Save time reviewing this condensed version of the MPEP.
Purchase each one separately for $99.95 or the entire set together. Physical Product.
COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR THE 9TH EDITION, 07.2022 REVISION MPEP
These manuals are at the core of our Patent Bar review course and have been found to be an invaluable study aid for hundreds of individuals taking the Patent Bar. In addition, the Guidebooks are useful to practicing practitioners desiring to save time by reviewing a condensed and summarized version of the MPEP.
Here is a breakdown of the 4 Volumes:
Volume I
100 Secrecy, Access, National Security, and Foreign Filing
200 Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application
300 Ownership and Assignment
400 Representative of Applicant or Owner
500 Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers
600 Parts, Form, and Content of Application
700 Examination of Applications
Volume II
2100 Patentability
App I Prior Art Rejections
App II 35 U.S.C. 102 Rejections
App III 35 U.S.C. 103 Rejections
App IV Disqualify Prior Art
Volume III
App V 35 U.S.C. 112 Specification Requirements
800 Restriction in Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111; Double Patenting
900 Prior Art, Classification, Search
1000 Matters Decided by Various PTO Officials
1100 Statutory Invention Registration (SIR) and Pre-Grant Publication
1200 Appeal
1300 Allowance and Issue
1400 Correction of Patents
1500 Design Patents
1600 Plant Patents
1700 Miscellaneous
1800 Patent Cooperation Treaty
1900 Protest
2000 Duty of Disclosure
Volume IV
2200 Citation of Prior Art and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents
2300 Interference Proceedings
2400 Biotechnology
2500 Maintenance Fees
2600 Optional Inter Partes Reexamination
2700 Patent Terms and Extensions
2800 Supplemental Examination
2900 International Design Application
SUPP Consolidated Trial Practice Guide
SUPP Representation of Others
SUPP PPH Program
But the set of 4 to completely prepare for the patent bar exam. Physical Product.