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Course Overview

  • 1

    Free Preview

  • 2

    Overview: About the Patent Bar Exam

    • Patent Bar Exam Overview

    • Registering for the Exam

    • Exam Pass Rate

    • Material Covered

    • Source Material Explained *IMPORTANT*

    • Study Tips

    • Test Taking Strategies

    • Exam Day Tips

    • Helpful Links

    • About Prometric

    • Quiz
  • 3

    A Brief Introduction to Patents

    • Introduction to Patents

    • People Involved in the Patent Process

    • Patent Examination Process

    • USPTO Glossary

    • Types of Patents

    • Provisional Application & Types of Patents

    • Quiz
  • 4

    Source Material 1: Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), Ninth Edition, Revision 07.2022, Published February 2023

    • What is the MPEP?

    • Navigating the MPEP

    • Tips on Accessing the MPEP on Test Day

    • Recommended Study Approach

    • Frequently Tested Topics

    • Overview of a Utility Patent

    • Quiz
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    MPEP 700 - Examination of Applications

    • Lecture 701-704 (Requirement for Information)

    • Lecture 705 (Patentability Reports)

    • Requisites of App, Obviously informal, Req. for Info.

    • Lecture 706 (Rejection of Claims)

    • Rejection of Claims

    • Lecture 707 (Examiner's Letter or Action)

    • Examiner's Letter or Action

    • Lecture 708-709 (Order of Examination and Suspension of Action)

    • Order of Examination

    • Suspension of Action

    • Lecture 710 (Period for Reply)

    • Period of Reply

    • Lecture 711 (Abandonment of Patent Application)

    • Abandonment

    • Lecture 713 (Interviews)

    • Interviews

    • Lecture 714 (Amendments, Applicant's Action)

    • Amendments, Applicant's Action

    • Lecture 715 (Swearing Behind a Reference)

    • Lecture 716 (Affidavits or Declarations)

    • Lecture 717 (Prior Art Exceptions)

    • Affidavit under 37CFR1.131(a)

    • Affidavit under 37CFR1.132

    • Lecture 719 (File Wrapper)

    • File Wrapper

    • Lecture 720 (Trade Secret, Proprietary, and Protective Order Materials)

    • Trade Secrets

    • Quiz 1

    • Quiz 2

    • Quiz 3

    • Quiz 4

    • Quiz 5
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    MPEP 2100 - Patentability

    • Lecture 2103 (Patent Examination Process)

    • Patent Examination Process

    • Lecture 2104 (35USC101)

    • 35USC101

    • Lecture 2105 (Living Subject Matter Eligibility)

    • Living Subject Matter Eligibility

    • Lecture 2106 (Subject Matter Eligibility)

    • Quick Overview: Subject Matter Eligibility

    • Subject Matter Eligibility (SME)

    • Subject Matter Eligibility (SME)

    • Subject Matter Eligibility (SME)

    • Lecture 2107 (Utility Requirement)

    • Utility Requirement (Part 1)

    • Utility Requirement (Part 2)

    • Lecture 2109 (Inventorship)

    • Lecture 2111-2112 (Claim Interpretation, Preamble, Transitional Phrases)

    • Claim Interpretation

    • Preamble & Transitional Phrases

    • Burden of Proof (Inherency)

    • Lecture 2115-2116 (Material or Article Worked Upon by Apparatus, Novel, Nonobvious Starting Material or End Product))

    • Lecture 2117 (Markush Claims)

    • Markush Claims

    • Lecture 2120-2121 (Rejection of Prior Art)

    • Lecture 2122-2139 (Prior Art)

    • Prior Art - General Level of Operability (Part 1)

    • Prior Art - General Level of Operability (Part 2)

    • USPTO FITF Videos

    • 102 AIA Genus, Ranges, etc.

    • 35USC102 Pre-AIA vs. AIA

    • 102 AIA

    • Detailed Discussion of 35USC102 AIA

    • Lecture 2141-2144 (Examination Guidelines for 103)

    • 35USC103- Obviousness (Part 1)

    • 35USC103- Obviousness (Part 2)

    • Lecture 2145 (Applicant's Arguments)

    • Lecture 2146 (Joint Research Agreement)

    • Lecture 2150-2154 (Examination Guidelines for 102 and 103)

    • Lecture 2155 (Affidavits)

    • Affidavits

    • Lecture 2156 (Joint Research Agreements)

    • Joint Research Agreement (JRA)

    • Lecture 2157 (Improper Naming of Inventors)

    • Lecture 2158-2159 (Obviousness 103, Pre-AIA vs AIA)

    • Lecture 2161-2163 (112a Written Description)

    • 35USC112a - Written Description Requirement

    • Lecture 2164 (112a Enablement)

    • 35USC112a - Enablement Requirement

    • Lecture 2165 (112a Best Mode)

    • 35USC112a - Best Mode Requirement

    • Lecture 2171-2173 (112b)

    • 35USC112b

    • Lecture 2173 (Compact Prosecution)

    • Lecture 2174-2181 (112a vs 112b, Pre-AIA/AIA)

    • 35USC112(a) vs. 35USC112(b)

    • Lecture 2185 (Means-Plus-Function)

    • 35USC112(f) - Means Plus Function (MPF)

    • Lecture 2181-2184 (Search and Identification of Prior Art)

    • Lecture 2186-2190 (Doctrine of Equivalents, Latches, Res Judicata)

    • DOE & Laches

    • Quiz 1

    • Quiz 2

    • Quiz 3
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    MPEP 600 - Parts, Form, and Content of Application

    • Lecture 601 (Content of Provisional and Nonprovisional Applications)

    • Parts, Form, and Content of App

    • Missing Pages

    • Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)

    • Bibliographic Info - Application Data Sheet (ADS)

    • Lecture 602 (Oaths and Declarations)

    • Lecture 603 (Supplemental Oath or Declaration)

    • Lecture 604 (Substitute Statements)

    • Oath, Declaration, Assignment-Statement

    • Inventorship

    • Lecture 605 (Applicant)

    • Applicant

    • Lecture 606 (Title of Invention)

    • Lecture 607.02 (Returnability of Fees)

    • Title of Invention

    • Filing Fees

    • Lecture 608 (Disclosure)

    • Disclosure

    • Lecture 609 (Information Disclosure Statement)

    • Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)

    • Quiz 1

    • Quiz 2
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    MPEP 1200 - Appeal

    • Appeal
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    MPEP 200 - Types and Status of Application; Benefit and Priority Claims

    • Types of Applications

    • Provisional Apps

    • Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)

    • Terms, Cross-Noting, 35USC111

    • Priority to or Benefit of

    • Incorporation by Reference

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    MPEP 1800 - Patent Cooperation Treaty

    • Basic PCT Principles

    • How to File

    • Filing Date

    • Elements of an Int'l App

    • Basic Flow Under the PCT

    • Amendments under Article 19 and Article 34

    • Withdrawal of Int'l App, Designations, or Priority Claims

    • Representation
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    MPEP 100 - Secrecy, Access, National Security, and Foreign Filing

    • Access

    • Foreign Filing License

    • Secrecy Order

    • Misc
  • 12

    MPEP 300 - Ownership and Assignment

    • Ownership, License, Assignment

    • Assignments in Detail (Part 1)

    • Assignments in Detail (Part 2)
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    MPEP 400 - Representative of Applicant or Owner

    • Representative of Applicant or Owner (Part 1)

    • Representative of Applicant or Owner (Part 2)

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    MPEP 500 - Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers

    • Filing Papers with USPTO & Signatures

    • Payment of Fees

    • Small & Micro Entity Fees

    • Receipt of Correspondence
  • 15

    MPEP 800 - Restriction of Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111; Double Patenting

    • Double Patenting

    • Restriction
  • 16

    MPEP 900 - Prior Art, Classification, and Search

    • Prior Art, Classification, and Search

  • 17

    MPEP 1000 - Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials

    • Matters Decided by Various U.S. PTO Officials
  • 18

    MPEP 1100 - Statutory Invention Registration (SIR); Pre-Grant Publication (PGPub) and Preissuance Submissions

    • Statutory Invention Registration (SIR)

    • Non Publication Request

    • Preissuance Submissions
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    MPEP 1300 - Allowance and Issue

    • Allowance and Issue
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    MPEP 1400 - Correction of Patents

    • Reissue Examination (Part 1)

    • Reissue Examination (Part 2)

    • Certificate of Correction (Office Mistake)

    • Certificate of Correction (Applicant's Mistake)

    • Reissue (Overview)

    • Disclaimers
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    MPEP 1500 - Design Patents

    • Design Patents
  • 22

    MPEP 1600 - Plant Patents

    • Plant Patents
  • 23

    MPEP 1700 - Miscellaneous

    • Miscellaneous
  • 24

    MPEP 1900 - Protest

    • Protest
  • 25

    MPEP 2000 - Duty of Disclosure

    • Lecture: Duty of Disclosure

    • Duty of Disclosure

    • Quiz
  • 26

    MPEP 2200 - Citation of Prior Art and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents

    • Citation of Prior Art

    • Ex Parte Reexamination
  • 27

    MPEP 2300 - Interference and Derivation Proceedings

    • Derivation Proceedings

    • Interference
  • 28

    MPEP 2400 - Biotechnology

    • Biotechnology

    • Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures
  • 29

    MPEP 2500 - Maintenance Fees

    • Maintenance Fees (Part 1)

    • Maintenance Fees (Part 2)
  • 30

    MPEP 2600 - Optional Inter Partes Reexamination

    • Optional Inter Partes Reexamination
  • 31

    MPEP 2700 - Patent Terms and Extensions

    • Patent Term

    • PTE & PTA
  • 32

    MPEP 2800 - Supplemental Examination

    • Supplemental Examination
  • 33

    MPEP 2900 - International Design Applications

    • Int'l Design Apps (Part 1)

    • Int'l Design Apps (Part 2)
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    Source Material #3: Changes to Representation of Others Before the USPTO Final Rules

    • Changes to Representation of Others

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    Source Material #4 - Implementation of the Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Programs with Participating Offices

    • Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
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    Additional Videos (by Topic)

    • Inter Partes Review (IPR)

    • Post-Grant Review (PGR)

    • Covered Business Method (CBM) Patents

    • Derivation

    • Changes to Claim Construction

    • Amendments to Rules for PTAB
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    Printable Flashcards

    • How to Print Flashcards

    • MPEP 100

    • Availability of Flashcards

    • MPEP 200

    • MPEP 300

    • MPEP 400

    • MPEP 500

    • MPEP 600

    • MPEP 700

    • MPEP 800

    • MPEP 900

    • MPEP 1100

    • MPEP 1200

    • MPEP 1300

    • MPEP 1400

    • MPEP 1500

    • MPEP 1600

    • MPEP 1700

    • MPEP 1800

    • MPEP 1900

    • MPEP 2000

    • MPEP 2100

    • MPEP 2100 (35USC101)

    • MPEP 2100 (Utility)

    • MPEP 2100 (35USC112)

    • MPEP 2100 (35USC102)

    • MPEP 2100 (35USC103)

    • MPEP 2100 (102 & 103 MISC)

    • MPEP 2200

    • MPEP 2300

    • MPEP 2400

    • MPEP 2500

    • MPEP 2600

    • MPEP 2700

    • MPEP 2800

    • MPEP 2900

    • SM #2

    • SM #3

    • SM #4

    • SM #5
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    USPTO Released Exam #1

    • A Note about the USPTO Released Exams

    • Oct 2002 Morning Exam

    • Oct 2002 Afternoon Exam

    • Oct 2002 Morning Answers

    • Oct 2002 Afternoon Answers
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    USPTO Released Exam #2

    • April 2003 Morning Exam

    • April 2003 Afternoon Exam

    • April 2003 Morning Answers

    • April 2003 Afternoon Answers
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    USPTO Released Exam #3

    • Oct 2003 Morning Exam

    • Oct 2003 Afternoon Exam

    • Oct 2003 Morning Answers

    • Oct 2003 Afternoon Answers
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    Additional Supplements

    • USPTO First Inventor to File (FITF) Videos

    • Major Differences between IPR, PGR, and CBM

    • Prior Art Under the AIA

    • Statutory Requirements Cheat Sheet

    • USPTO Explains the AIA (Webinar)

    • USPTO AIA FAQ

    • First Inventor to File (FITF) Resources
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    Practice Exams

    • Practice Exams
  • 43

    Post Exam Survey

    • Post Exam Survey