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This document is the outline I generated from the online tests available from the USPTO Patent Bar. I didn't pay for an expensive test prep to study for the patent bar. Instead, I went through the freely available test questions from 2002 and 2003, found all of the answers in the MPEP, and put the Q&As into manageable slides. Thus, the day before the exam, I was able to easily go through 200+ questions in only a few hours and go through this entire Outline in about an hour. Then, the day of the exam, I went through this outline in the morning. I took and "preliminarily" passed the patent bar on August 11, 2016. Hopefully this content will help you study for and confidently take the patent bar.
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This document is the outline I generated from the online tests available from the USPTO Patent Bar. I didn't pay for an expensive test prep to study for the patent bar. Instead, I went through the freely available test questions from 2002 and 2003, found all of the answers in the MPEP, and put the Q&As into manageable slides. Thus, the day before the exam, I was able to easily go through 200+ questions in only a few hours and go through this entire Outline in about an hour. Then, the day of the exam, I went through this outline in the morning. I took and "preliminarily" passed the patent bar on August 11, 2016. Hopefully this content will help you study for and confidently take the patent bar.
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This document is the Questions and Answers from the April 2003 Exam. You'll notice I put in key knowledge points for the multiple choice sections and also tried to identify the question's topic. I didn't pay for an expensive test prep to study for the patent bar. Instead, I went through the freely available test questions from 2002 and 2003, found all of the answers in the MPEP, and put the Q&As into manageable slides. Thus, the day before the exam, I was able to easily go through 200+ questions in only a few hours and go through my entire outline in about an hour. Then, the day of the exam, I went through the outline in the morning. I took and "preliminarily" passed the patent bar on August 11, 2016. Hopefully this content will help you study for and confidently take the patent bar.
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This document is the Questions and Answers from the October 2003 Exam. You'll notice I put in key knowledge points for the multiple choice sections and also tried to identify the question's topic. I didn't pay for an expensive test prep to study for the patent bar. Instead, I went through the freely available test questions from 2002 and 2003, found all of the answers in the MPEP, and put the Q&As into manageable slides. Thus, the day before the exam, I was able to easily go through 200+ questions in only a few hours and go through my entire outline in about an hour. Then, the day of the exam, I went through the outline in the morning. I took and "preliminarily" passed the patent bar on August 11, 2016. Hopefully this content will help you study for and confidently take the patent bar.
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3. 11. In accordance with the USPTO rules and procedures set forth in the MPEP, a Certificate of
Correction effectuates correction of an issued patent where:
(A) Through error and without deceptive intent, there is a failure to make reference to a prior
copending application according to 37 CFR 1.78, and the failure does not otherwise affect what is
claimed, but the prior copending application is referenced in the record of the application, and a
petition under 37 CFR 1.324 and appropriate fees were filed.
(B) Through error and without deceptive intent, a preferred embodiment that materially affects the
scope of the patent was omitted in the original disclosure in the filed application, and a petition under
37 CFR 1.324 and appropriate fees were filed.
(C) Through error and without deceptive intent, a prior copending application is incorrectly
referenced in the application, the incorrect reference does not otherwise affect the claimed subject
matter, and the prior copending application is correctly identified elsewhere in the application file,
and a petition under 37 CFR 1.324 and appropriate fees were filed.
(D) Through error and without deceptive intent, an inventor’s name is omitted from an issued patent,
a petition under 37 CFR 1.324 and appropriate fees were filed, and the petition was granted.
(E) (A), (C) and (D).
4. 13. In accordance with the USPTO rules and the procedures set forth in the MPEP, impermissible
recapture in an application exists ________________________
(A) if the limitation now being added in the present reissue was originally presented/argued/stated in
the original application to make the claims allowable over a rejection or objection made in the
original application.
(B) if the limitation now being omitted or broadened in the present continuation was originally
presented/argued/stated in a parent application to make the claims allowable over a rejection or
objection made in the parent application.
(C) if the limitation now being omitted or broadened in the present reissue was originally
presented/argued/stated in the original application to make the claims allowable over a rejection or
objection made in the original application.
(D) if the limitation now being omitted or broadened in the present reissue was being broadened for
the first time more than two years after the issuance of the original patent.
(E) None of the above.
5. 6. In accordance with the USPTO rules and the procedures of the MPEP, which of the following is
true?
(A) If after the filing of a reissue application no errors in the original patent are found, a reissue
patent will be granted on the reissue application noting no change, and the original patent will be
returned to the applicant.
(B) In order to add matter not previously found in the patent, a continuation-in-part reissue
application must be filed.
(C) In a reissue application, additions and deletions to the original patent should be made by
underlining and bracketing, respectively, except for changes made in prior Certificates of Correction
and disclaimer(s) of claims under 37 CFR 1.321(a).
(D) A dependent claim may be broadened in a reissue application only in the first two years of the
enforceable life of the patent.
(E) (A), (B), and (C).
6. 14. Mark Twine obtains a patent directed to a machine for manufacturing string. The patent contains
a single claim (Claim 1) which recites six claim elements. The entire interest in Twine’s patent is
assigned to the S. Clemens String Co., and Twine is available and willing to cooperate with S.
Clemens String Co. to file a reissue application. A subsequent reissue application includes Claim 2,
which is similar to original Claim 1. However, one of the elements recited in Claim 2 is broader than
its counterpart element in the original claim. The remaining five elements are narrower than their
respective counterpart elements in the original patent claim. Which of the following scenarios
accords with the USPTO rules and the procedures set forth in the MPEP?
(A) The S. Clemens String Co. files the reissue application more than 2 years after the issue date of
the original patent application.
(B) The S. Clemens String Co. files the reissue application less than 2 years after the issue date of
the original patent but more than 2 years after original application filing date.
(C) Mark Twine files the reissue application less than 2 years after the issue date of the original
patent but more than 2 years after original application filing date.
(D) Mark Twine files the reissue application more than 2 years after the issue date of the original
patent.
(E) Mark Twine and the S. Clemens String Co. jointly file the reissue application more than 2 years
after the issue date of the original patent.
8. 16. Tribell files a patent application for her aroma therapy kit on November 29, 1999, which issues
as a patent on August 7, 2001. She tries to market her kit but all of her prospects are concerned that
her patent claims are not sufficiently broad. On September 5, 2001, Tribell asks a registered
practitioner for advice on what to do to improve her ability to market her aroma therapy kit. At the
consultation the practitioner learns that in the original patent application, Tribell had a number of
claims which were subjected to a restriction requirement, but were nonelected and withdrawn from
further consideration. The practitioner also determines that the claims in the patent obtained by
Tribell were narrower than the broader invention disclosed in the specification, and the cited
references may not preclude patentability of the broader invention. Which of the following is the best
course of action to pursue in accordance with the patent laws, rules and procedures as related in the
MPEP?
(A) Tribell should file a reissue application under 35 USC 251 within two years of the issuance of the
patent, broadening the scope of the claims of the issued patent.
(B) Tribell should file a reissue application under 35 USC 251 any time during the period of
enforceability of the patent to broaden the scope of the claims of the issued patent, and then file a
divisional reissue application of the first reissue application on the nonelected claims that were
subjected to a restriction requirement in the nonprovisional application which issued as a patent.
(C) Tribell should simultaneously file two separate reissue applications under 35 USC 251, one
including an amendment of broadening the claims in the original patent, and the other including the
nonelected claims that were subjected to a restriction requirement in the nonprovisional application
which issued as a patent.
(D) Tribell should immediately file a divisional application under 37 CFR 1.53(b) including the
nonelected claims that were subjected to a restriction requirement in the original application.
(E) Tribell should immediately file a reissue application under 35 USC 251, including the nonelected
claims that were subjected to a restriction requirement in the original application.
9. 2. A U.S. patent was granted on May 8, 2001. The sole independent claim in the patent is directed to
a combination of elements ABCD. A registered practitioner filed a reissue application on April 11,
2003 to narrowsole independent claim. In the reissue application, the independent claim is
amended to a combination to elements ABCDE. The reissue application is accompanied by a
transmittal letter stating that the application was filed to narrow a claim, that all inventors could not
be located to sign the reissue oath or declaration at that time, and that a declaration would be
submitted in due course. No other amendments to the claims were filed on April 11, 2003. On May 8,
2003, a declaration signed by all inventors is filed declaring that they had claimed less than they had
a right to claim, and that the error arose without deceptive intent. The inventors also filed on May 8,
2003 a preliminary amendment deleting element A from the sole independent claim leaving
elements BCDE. The amendment and declaration are filed using the provisions of 37 CFR 1.10. The
practitioner included an authorization to charge the practitioner’s deposit account for any necessary
fees. Which of the following actions by the primary examiner in the first Office action is in
accordance with the patent laws, rules and procedures as related in the MPEP?
(A) Reject all the claims based upon a broadening reissue outside the two year statutory period
authorized by 35 USC 251 since applicant did not file a broadened reissue claim at the time of filing.
(B) Reject all the claims based upon a broadening reissue outside the two year statutory period
authorized by 35 USC 251 since applicant did not file a claim to a broadened reissue claim within the
two year period set by 35 USC 251.
(C) Reject all the claims based upon a broadening reissue outside the two year statutory period
authorized by 35 USC 251 since applicant’s indication in the transmittal letter indicated that the filing
of the reissue application was a narrowing reissue and that the broadening amendment was not
permissible even if filed within the two-years from the grant of the original patent.
(D) Determine that the application is a proper broadening reissue and perform an examination and
issue an Office action in due course.
(E) Determine that the application is a proper broadening reissue and reject the claims under the
recapture doctrine since the claims are broader than the issued claims.
10. 11. A U.S. patent was granted on May 8, 2001 to five inventors. The five inventors assigned their
entire patent rights to Q Company. Q Company needs to file a reissue application to broaden the
claims of the patent. The registered practitioner preparing the application has been unable to locate
any of the five inventors to sign the reissue oath or declaration. Today is May 8, 2003. Which of the
following should the practitioner do to enable the applicant to broaden the patent claims in
accordance with the patent laws, rules and procedures as related in the MPEP?
(A) Wait to file the reissue application until the first day the signatures of all five inventors can be
obtained. At that time, pay the filing fee and file a petition seeking May 8, 2003 as the filing date. File
with the petition a showing of the unavailability of all inventors until the filing of the application.
(B) Wait to file the reissue application until the signatures of at least three inventors can be obtained.
At that time, file a petition seeking May 7, 2003 as the filing date accompanied by a showing of the
unavailability of all inventors on May 8th. Payment of the filing fees may be postponed until receipt of
a decision on the petition.
(C) File the reissue application on May 8, 2003, presenting only the claims in the patent, and include
a listing of inventors, but not pay the filing fee at the time of filing.
(D) Wait to file the reissue application until the signature of one of the inventors has been obtained
since at least one inventor is needed to show a lack of deceptive intent on the part of the applicants.
(E) File the complete reissue application complying with 37 CFR 1.173(a) and 1.53(b) with an
unexecuted reissue declaration listing the names of all the inventors with at least one broadening
claim on May 8, 2003.