Elite Patent Prep

What is the Patent Bar Exam?

How to register for the exam?

What material is tested on the exam?

Exam Day Tips

Test Taking Strategies

Helpful Resources

Overview

A-Z Glossary

People Involved in the Patent Process

Provisional Application & Types of Patents

Types of Patents (Continued)

International Applications

Patent Examination Process

What is the MPEP?

Navigating the MPEP

Frequently Tested Chapters

Access

Foreign Filing License

Secrecy Order

Misc

Types of Applications

Provisional Apps

Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)

Terms, Cross-Noting, 35USC111

Priority to or Benefit of

Incorporation by Reference

Ownership, License, Assignment

Assignments in Detail (Part 1)

Assignments in Detail (Part 2)

Representative of Applicant or Owner (Part 1)

Representative of Applicant or Owner (Part 2)

Filing Papers with USPTO & Signatures

Payment of Fees

Small & Micro Entity Fees

Receipt of Correspondence

Parts, Form, and Content of App

Missing Pages

Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)

Bibliographic Info - Application Data Sheet (ADS)

Oath, Declaration, Assignment-Statement

Inventorship

Applicant

Title of Invention

Filing Fees

Disclosure

Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)

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

Rejection of Claims

Examiner's Letter or Action

Order of Examination

Suspension of Action

Period of Reply

Abandonment

Interviews

Amendments, Applicant's Action

Affidavit under 37CFR1.131(a)

Affidavit under 37CFR1.132

File Wrapper

Trade Secrets

Double Patenting

Restriction

Prior Art, Classification, and Search

Matters Decided by Various U.S. PTO Officials

Statutory Invention Registration (SIR)

Non Publication Request

Preissuance Submissions

Appeal

Allowance and Issue

Reissue Examination (Part 1)

Reissue Examination (Part 2)

Certificate of Correction (Office Mistake)

Certificate of Correction (Applicant's Mistake)

Reissue (Overview)

Disclaimers

Design Patents

Plant Patents

Miscellaneous

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

Protest

Duty of Disclosure

Patent Examination Process

35USC101

Living Subject Matter Eligibility

Subject Matter Eligibility (SME)

Subject Matter Eligibility (SME)

Subject Matter Eligibility (SME)

Utility Requirement (Part 1)

Utility Requirement (Part 2)

Claim Interpretation

Preamble & Transitional Phrases

Burden of Proof (Inherency)

Prior Art - General Level of Operability (Part 1)

Prior Art - General Level of Operability (Part 2)

Markush Claims

USPTO FITF Videos

102 AIA Genus, Ranges, etc.

35USC102 Pre-AIA vs. AIA

102 AIA

Detailed Discussion of 35USC102 AIA

Affidavits

Joint Research Agreement (JRA)

35USC103- Obviousness (Part 1)

35USC103- Obviousness (Part 2)

35USC112a - Written Description Requirement

35USC112a - Enablement Requirement

35USC112a - Best Mode Requirement

35USC112b

35USC112(a) vs. 35USC112(b)

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

DOE & Laches

Citation of Prior Art

Ex Parte Reexamination

Derivation Proceedings

Interference

Biotechnology

Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures

Maintenance Fees (Part 1)

Maintenance Fees (Part 2)

Optional Inter Partes Reexamination

Patent Term

PTE & PTA

Supplemental Examination

Int'l Design Apps (Part 1)

Int'l Design Apps (Part 2)

Inter Partes Review (IPR)

Post-Grant Review (PGR)

Covered Business Method (CBM) Patents

Derivation

Changes to Representation of Others

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)

Changes to Claim Construction

Amendments to Rules for PTAB

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

A Note about the USPTO Released Exams

Oct 2002 Morning Exam

Oct 2002 Afternoon Exam

Oct 2002 Morning Answers

Oct 2002 Afternoon Answers

April 2003 Morning Exam

April 2003 Afternoon Exam

April 2003 Morning Answers

April 2003 Afternoon Answers

Oct 2003 Morning Exam

Oct 2003 Afternoon Exam

Oct 2003 Morning Answers

Oct 2003 Afternoon Answers

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