Exam Questions

Q) Smith (10.03.9a)

November 15, 2007

Recent test takers report question #9 from the October 2003 (a) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 9. Smith’s first invention is a new method of fabricating a semiconductor capacitor in a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell. Smith filed a first patent application on December 13, 2001 disclosing and claiming […]

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Q) 35 USC 102(d) (10.03.8a)

November 15, 2007

Recent test takers report question #8 from the October 2003 (a) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 8. 35 USC 102(d) establishes four conditions which, if all are present, establish a bar against the granting of a patent in this country. In accordance with the patent laws, rules and procedures as […]

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Q) Bloc; Synthetic Z (10.03.7a)

November 15, 2007

Recent test takers report question #7 from the October 2003 (a) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 7. On January 2, 2001, a registered practitioner filed a patent application with the USPTO for inventor Bloc. The application includes a specification and a single claim to the invention which reads as follows: […]

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Q) Reexam Extension of Time (10.03.6a)

November 15, 2007

Recent test takers report question #6 from the October 2003 (a) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 6. In a reexamination proceeding a non-final Office action dated November 8, 2001 set a shortened statutory period of 2 months to reply. The patent owner, represented by a registered practitioner, filed a response […]

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Q) Interviews (10.03.3a)

November 15, 2007

Recent test takers report question #3 from the October 2003 (a) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 3. Inventor Joe is anxious to get a patent with the broadest claim coverage possible for the invention. Joe retained a registered practitioner, Jane, to obtain the advantage of legal counsel in obtaining broad […]

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Q) Spanish Phone (MPEP 1500, Design Patent)

November 14, 2007

Test takers report a “Spanish Phone” question involving a design patent. Design Patent Fact pattern: a phone was made in Spain. A US application covering the utility of the phone was filed within the appropriate time period. Later, the patent issues for the phone in Spain. Some time later, while the application is still at […]

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