Comprehensive study guide explaining everything currently tested on the patent bar exam in crystal clear detail. Over 300 pages of information keyed to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) Complimentary access to our extensive question database, which contains over 1,200 actual past exam questions with detailed answers. That's right, over one thousand questions actually appearing on previous administrations of the patent bar exam! As a special bonus, you will also receive a list of recently tested topics and questions that are frequently repeated on the patent bar exam. You will receive anywhere from 20 to 50 or more questions on your exam that come directly from our list of questions. No other guide offers this! Updated for the latest version of the MPEP and the America Invents Act. The most up-to-date study guide available for the patent bar exam.
NEW -- Completely Updated Version for post-March 16, 2016 exams. Covers the MPEP 9th Edition, Revision 07.2015 including AIA, PLTIA, and Hague Agreement material. The Patent Bar Exam Practice Questions manual (Volume I) from Patent Education Series includes approximately 175 current patent bar exam practice exam questions to help you prepare for and pass the Patent Bar. The questions are organized by topic. There are around 35 topics in all. This will ensure you're studying every topic covered on the Patent Bar and hone in on areas you're having difficulty with. Answers are provided for each question, including citations to the MPEP. Taking practice exam questions is a great way to prepare for and pass the Patent Bar Exam. The questions cover the America Invents Act (AIA) and Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act (PLTIA), along with other important must-know topics. This practice exam book contains a mixture of old questions from the USPTO that were freely distributed, new questions that 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 The problem is, out of the questions that were made available, more than half of them are outdated.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 PES team has spent hundreds of hours reviewing old exam questions, correcting them, deleting those that no longer apply, updating the MPEP cross referencing in the explanations, and creating new exam questions on new material. Some of the questions in this manual will be similar to questions you see on your exam on test day. However, it's best to use this manual to understand why the correct answer is marked as the best choice, rather than to try to memorize the questions. Learn the material first through careful review of the MPEP or one of our other study aids. Then try your hand at the practice questions in this manual. Get on the road to beginning your career in patent law today."
Succinct and timely, the 7th Edition of the best-selling PATENT LAW continues to demystify its subject as it explores and explains important cases, statutes, and policy. Approachably written for law students, attorneys, inventors, and laypersons alike, this acclaimed text stands on its own or may be used alongside any patent or IP casebook to support more in-depth study of patent law. New to the 7th Edition: Supreme Court review of bedrock patentability requirements: o Amgen (the Court’s first examination of enablement in nearly 100 years) Supreme Court clarification of long-standing equitable doctrines in patent litigation: o Minerva (assignor estoppel is valid but limited to instances when assignor’s claim of invalidity contradicts representations made in assigning patent) Ongoing, intensive Supreme Court scrutiny of the America Invents Act (AIA), the most significant change to U.S. patent law in 70 years, including: Thryv (Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction to review PTAB’s § 315(b) time-bar decisions) Arthrex (PTO Director review of PTAB final decisions remedies Constitutional violation in appointment of PTAB judges. The problematic landscape of patent-eligibility jurisprudence under § 101, including Federal Circuit decisions in: American Axle (methods of manufacturing) CareDx (diagnostic methods) Trinity Info Media, Adasa, Killian, Free Stream Media, Uniloc, Rudy (abstract ideas) The challenging application of the cornerstone non obviousness requirement to the burgeoning field of design patents, including the Federal Circuit’s first en banc consideration of a patent case in 5 years: LKQ Confronting new questions of novelty, priority, and prior art under the AIA, including Federal Circuit and PTAB decisions in: SNIPR Techs. (enumerating patentability and priority requirements for “pure pre-AIA,” “pure AIA,” and “mixed” patents and applications) Penumbra (when is a patent relied on as § 102(a)(2) prior art entitled to the earlier filing date of its related parent or provisional application) Fine-tuning the scope of AIA IPR estoppel to prevent petitioners from relitigating the same validity issues in federal court, including Federal Circuit decisions in: Cal. Inst. (interpreting “during the IPR”) Ironburg (“skilled searcher” standard) The limited role of extrinsic evidence in patent claim interpretation: Genuine Enabling (rejecting accused infringer’s expert testimony seeking to narrow claim scope via prosecution disclaimer) Allowing assertions of the equitable defense of prosecution history laches against unreasonable and inexcusable prosecution delays, despite compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements: Hyatt, Personalized Media How the European Union’s new Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (2023) are revolutionizing international patenting Professors and students will benefit from: Thorough coverage and clear writing that clarifies principal legal doctrines, key judicial authorities, governing statutes, and policy considerations for obtaining, enforcing, and challenging a U.S. patent In-depth treatment and comparison of pre- and post-America Invents Act regimes for novelty and prior art with numerous hypotheticals Timely statistics on patent trends Succinct analysis of multi-national patent protection regimes Helpful visual aids, such as figures, tables, and timelines A sample patent and breakdown of a prosecution history Boldfaced key terms and a convenient Glossary
Focused study of the MPEP and methodical practice answering questions like those on the test is the best way and— arguably, the only way and— to pass the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) exam. Longacre Patent Practice Questions, Volume 2, offers over 200 all-new practice questions and invaluable exam tips from exam preparation expert Jim Longacre to help ensure that you pass the PTO exam on your first try. Featured in the Longacre Patent Practice Questions, Volume 2: Proven strategies for passing the PTO examination A table of MPEP Chapters and corresponding practice questions Exam Tips that clarify ambiguous law and offer valuable advice 201 Practice Questions and Answers that model the type and coverage of those on the PTO exam 100 Bonus practice questions 50-Queston Practice Exam
The Second Edition of Essay Exam Writing for the California Bar Exam contains everything needed to pass the essay portion of the California bar exam. The book combines a comprehensive, yet efficiently concise review of volumes of substantive law with the authors’ proven-effective strategic plan for writing passing bar essays. Rule outlines are supplemented with issues checklists to aid issue spotting and memorization attack sheets, to make memorization manageable, while practice questions productively cover favorite testing areas so bar study is targeted and effective. New to the Second Edition Update: Recent and updated rule developments in all subjects Expanded coverage of topics emphasized on recent bar exams Updated issues tested matrices, rule memorization attack sheets, and topic specific approaches to reflect current testing trends Updated practice essay questions and answer grids in all subjects including crossover questions Professors and students will benefit from: Concise easy to memorize rule statements Fact triggers and exam tips that aid the transition to bar exam writing style Easy to follow essay approaches for key topics Practice essay questions with corresponding answer grids identifying issues and analysis required for a passing score Realistic sample answers that could be written under timed conditions Coverage of all heavily tested topics in each subject and crossover questions Issues tested matrices identifying the subtopics tested in every essay given in 30+ years
"The Patent Bar Exam Practice Questions manual includes over 175 exam questions. The questions are organized by topic. There are dozens of topics worth of questions including the America Invents Act (AIA), claims, prior art rejections, 35 U.S.C. 102, and the Patent Cooperation Treaty"--Summary from book cover
The Second Edition of California Performance Test Workbook contains everything needed to pass the performance test portion of the California Bar Exam, which is essential since the performance test score counts double. The book provides an innovative step-by-step strategic general approach for organizing and writing passing performance test answers within 90 minute timed conditions. The authors also provide specific page-by-page deconstructions with guidance and commentary on real released California Performance Test practice questions, along with corresponding answer grids, annotated sample passing answers, and released passing answers. New to the Second Edition: Updated 90-minute style performance exams New innovative performance test approaches with step-by-step instructions All performance test examples with page by page annotations An extra practice appendix provides additional practice for the more challenging components of the performance test Professors and students will benefit from: Options for how to organize a performance test based on different learning styles A step by step approach with target time goals for each component of the test Sample performance tests with step-by-step deconstructions, answer grids, annotated sample passing answers and released passing answers Examples of a variety of different task memos and sample libraries so students get extra practice on essential skills including sample task memos with corresponding organizational analysis, and sample libraries with corresponding book briefs and rule deconstructions
The Longacre Patent Study Guide to the MPEP helps take the guesswork, frustration, and misspent time out of studying from the MPEP (Manual of Patent Examining Procedure) in preparation for the PTO exam. Significantly increasing your chances of
Essentials of patent, copyright and trademark law are at your fingertips in this reference designed for students of law and lawyers alike, but also for anyone with concerns or opportunities working with intellectual property. The Internet age is filled with legal misuse and misunderstanding. A trusted reference source is rarely found at this price that works so well that law students, lawyers and paralegals agree QuickStudy guides are a must-have. Expertly written to offer just the facts in 6 pages, the lamination ensures the guides will last a lifetime through school and beyond. BarCharts, Inc was founded on our law guides created by the owner, designed to understand the significance of details within the larger scheme of the law, as a daily refresher, and to review before the Bar Exam. 6 page laminated guide includes: Patent Law Analyze Patentability First to File Is Deemed "Inventor" Application for Patents Provisional Patent Applications Patent Prosecution Opposition Procedures & Post-Issuance Proceedings Patent Infringement Elements of Proof of Infringement Types of Infringement & Infringers Defenses to Infringement Action Remedies in Infringement Action Copyright Law What Can Be Protected by Copyright? When Copyrights Attach & Terminate for U.S. Works How Can Copyrights Be Lost? What Rights Are Protected by Copyright Law? Who Holds the Copyrights? Enforcement of Copyrights under Current Law Civil Infringement Actions Elements of Proof of Direct Infringement Proof That Defendant Copied a Work Degrees of Infringement Contributory Infringement Liability Vicarious Infringement Liability Civil Remedies for Infringement The "Fair Use" Defense Copyrights on Foreign Works Digital Millennium Copyright Act Computer Software Copyright Protection Trademark Law Common Law Trademarks Distinctiveness Requirement Descriptiveness of Trademarks Four Categories of Marks Specifically Prohibited Marks Potential Conflicts with Other Users Marks in Different Markets When a Trademark Itself Has Value Trademark Infringement Remedies for Trademark Infringement Defenses to Infringement Actions Useful Internet Intellectual Property (IP) Links
Brown traces the origin and evolution of the Universal Product Code (U.P.C.)--a small rectangle of black and white bars which adorns virtually every retail item we purchase. The development of the U.P.C. illustrates the process of setting industry standards without government intervention and shows how systems of complementary technologies evolve.
