Pass the patent bar with prep built from the MPEP

What is in the course

• Lessons in exam order

  57 lessons in 13 units, weighted toward the MPEP chapters we judge most tested, each with a quiz.

• A bank of more than 1,800 questions

  Every question has its answer explained, why each other choice is wrong, and where to find the rule.

• Timed practice exams

  Practice exams on the clock, at the pace the real exam sets.

• Deadline drills

  Computed date questions: periods for reply, extensions, weekends and federal holidays.

• Find It Fast

  The MPEP is on the screen during the exam. Practice finding the section that answers a question before the clock runs out.

The 13 units

1. 1Exam Foundations and the Clock3 lessons
2. 2Who May Practice: Registration, Representation and Ethics3 lessons
3. 3Building the Application: Filing Date and Parts7 lessons
4. 4Priority and Benefit4 lessons
5. 5Fees, Correspondence, Publication and Ownership5 lessons
6. 6Examination and Office Action Practice8 lessons
7. 7Restriction and Double Patenting2 lessons
8. 8Patentability I: Eligibility, Utility and Section 1123 lessons
9. 9Patentability II: Prior Art, Novelty and Obviousness6 lessons
10. 10Appeals, Petitions and Post-Grant Proceedings7 lessons
11. 11International Practice4 lessons
12. 12Special Applications and Third-Party Practice3 lessons
13. 13Final Review and Full Practice Exams2 lessons

Before you start

• Patent bar requirements: check that your degree qualifies (Categories A, B and C).
• The patent bar exam: format, scoring, fees, scheduling and pass rates.
• How to become a patent agent, and patent agent or patent attorney.
• What patent agents and attorneys are paid, from real job postings.

Questions