How much would a course on IP or patent law help me prepare for the Exam?
In most cases, no help at all. An IP survey will save you a few hours by introducing you to the general concept of a patent and the big issues. Even a patent law course as such won’t save you much time, as this Exam is not a test of patent law as you would most likely learn it in law school. It is not about the big concepts and the big cases. It is a test of picky procedural rules that are unlikely to ever make an appearance in a law school class. Even a course that does broach these rules of patent prosecution, will likely only save you two or three days of study. The Exam is very narrowly focused and very picayune. It wouldn’t hurt to have such a course before you take the course, but it will not help that much.
