Patent Bar Exam Practice Questions - Volume I - Study aid and exam preparation overview

Sep 21, 2026

Patent Bar Exam Practice Questions - Volume I provides a structured study-aid for candidates preparing for the U.S. patent bar examination. It explains that the exam content aligns with topics in the Manual of Patent Examination Procedure (MPEP) 9th Edition, and directs readers to master the MPEP first before attempting practice questions. It also clarifies the book’s mix of revised USPTO questions and newly created questions covering changes including the America Invents Act (AIA) and other MPEP updates.

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Table of Contents

35 USC 102 11

35 USC 112 41

ABANDONMENT 57

ACCESS 59

ALLOWANCE 61

AMENDMENTS 65

AMERICA INVENTS ACT (AIA) 71

APPEALS 91

APPLICATION PARTS 97

APPLICATION TYPES 101

ASSIGNMENTS 111

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION 115

CLAIM WRITING 117

CLAIMS 137

DESIGN PATENTS 151

DISCLAIMERS 155

DRAWINGS 157

DUTY TO DISCLOSE 159

ETHICS 161

EXTENSIONS 165

FEES 167

FOREIGN FILING 175

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 177

INTERFERENCES 181

INTERVIEWS 185

INVENTORSHIP 187

MAILING 191

OATH 199

OBVIOUSNESS 201

OVERCOMING REJECTIONS 211

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY 227

PATENTABILITY 237

PETITION TO MAKE SPECIAL 243

PLANT PATENTS 247

POWER OF ATTORNEY 249

PRIOR ART 253

PRIORITY BENEFIT 261

PROTEST 265

PUBLICATION 267

REDUCTION TO PRACTICE 269

REEXAMINATION 271

REISSUE 275

REJECTIONS 289

REQUEST FOR CONTINUING EXAMINATION 297

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 307

RESTRICTION 309

SMALL ENTITY 311

SPECIFICATION 319

SWEARING BACK 327

Patent Bar Exam Practice Questions Volume I Patent Education Series TM P P Copyright © 2003-2015 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES ENTERPRISES, INC Patent Bar Exam Practice Questions Copyright © 2003-2015 by Intellectual Properties Enterprises, Inc All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the written permission of the copyright owner. Every precaution has been taken to ensure that the information presented in this book is accurate. However, neither the author nor Intellectual Properties Enterprises, Inc shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained within this work. The information is presented on an “as is” basis, there is no warranty. A Few Words About This Book The Patent Bar Exam Practice Questions manual is a study aid for those preparing to take the patent bar examination. This exam currently covers topics found in the Manual of Patent Examination Procedure (MPEP) 9th Edition. You will gain the most by mastering the material covered in the MPEP first and then attempting the Practice Questions manual. In addition to the Practice Questions manual, Intellectual Properties Enterprises, Inc offers a complete line of products to help you prepare for the exam. The Guidebook is considered the cornerstone of the Patent Education Series™ . It is a consolidated version of the MPEP and is a beneficial resource to anyone desiring to pass the patent bar exam. You will find more information explaining the Patent Education SeriesTM at our website: [www.PatentEducationSeries.com](www.PatentEducationSeries.com) Hello, Thank-you for purchasing the Patent Bar Exam Practice Questions manual. I hope you find it a useful tool for preparing for the Patent Bar Exam. I am committed to the success of individuals interested in patent law through the affordability and quality of my materials. Therefore, I am interested in any feedback or improvements you may have for the Patent Education SeriesTM. Any suggestions for new study aids that would make preparation for the patent bar exam easier and more productive are appreciated. And welcome to this exciting career field! Sincerely, Lisa A. Parmley-President January 2, 2015 Using This Book This practice exam book contains a mixture of old questions from the USPTO that were freely distributed, new questions we have created, and old questions that have been considerably updated. If you can get some of these questions free, why should you pay for them? There were several old exams published and distributed freely online by the USPTO and many of these questions have circulated around the Internet. The problem is, out of the questions that were made available, more than half of them are outdated. If you simply take the old exams (which you can still find online) and start studying from them using the currently tested MPEP, you'll be in for a very frustrating experience. Those questions were all created in the early 2000's, therefore they are over ten years old. The MPEP has changed several times since then. New chapters have been created and old material has been phased out. You can't take those old exams and apply the questions to the currently tested version of the MPEP. Many of the questions will not make sense. So we have removed those questions from our question bank and from these books. Those that could be salvaged were adjusted. In addition, those that still apply offer do not have the correct MPEP cross-referencing so we have corrected that for you. Although you may be tempted to take those old exams it's not a worthwhile experience. Hundreds of hours have gone into the creation of these books. They are not simply old exam questions copied and pasted. In add

FAQs

What is the purpose of Patent Bar Exam Practice Questions Volume I?

It serves as a study aid for preparing to take the patent bar examination using practice questions aligned to the MPEP 9th Edition.

Which topics does the patent bar exam in this book follow?

The exam topics covered correspond to subjects found in the Manual of Patent Examination Procedure (MPEP) 9th Edition.

Why does the book recommend not relying on older USPTO practice exams?

Many older questions were created in the early 2000s and are more than ten years old, so changes to the MPEP can make those questions outdated or not properly cross-referenced.

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