What is the Patent Registration Exam for patent agents and attorneys (the “Patent Bar Exam”)?
The exam consists of two three-hour sections, one given in the morning and one in the afternoon. Each section is composed of 50 multiple-choice questions. It is an ‘open book’ test of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure and other documents. Passing this Exam requires memorizing a basic core of information, organizing yourself for quick look up of other rules in the MPEP and elsewhere, and achieving an intuitive feel for the three-minute-per-question pace the Exam demands. This is best achieved by questions practice, eventually under mock exam conditions.
