Exam Questions

Q) Board Decisions (4.03.37a)

November 10, 2007

  Question #37 from the April 2003 (AM) exam is in the Prometric database. 37. Applicant properly appealed the primary examiner’s final rejection of the claims to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board). Claims 1 to 10 were pending in the application. The examiner did not reject the subject matter of claims 7 […]

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Q) Prior Art (4.00.42a)

November 9, 2007

Questions #42 from the April 2000 (AM) patent bar exam is in the Prometric database. 42. Which of the following can never properly be available as prior art for purposes of a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)? (A) A drawing, labeled “Prior Art,” submitted by the applicant. (B) Canceled matter in an application that […]

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Q) Make a Patent Application Special (4.00.36a)

November 9, 2007

Questions #36 from the April 2000 (AM) patent bar exam is in the Prometric database. 36. A petition to make a patent application special may be filed without fee in which of the following cases? (A) The petition is supported by applicant’s birth certificate showing applicant’s age is 62. (B) The petition is supported by […]

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Q66) Bond 60%C or 60%D (4.00.27a)

November 9, 2007

Questions #27 from the April 2000 (AM) patent bar exam is in the Prometric database. 27. On February 8, 1999, you filed a patent application that you prepared for Mr. Bond. The application contains only one claim. The application disclosed a composition having 20%A, 20%B, and either 60%C or 60%D. Claim 1 is as follows: […]

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Q) Smith Laminate (4.00.17a)

November 9, 2007

Question #17 from the April 2000 (AM) patent bar exam is in the Prometric database. 17. Smith invented a laminate. In a patent application, Smith most broadly disclosed the laminate as comprising a transparent protective layer in continuous, direct contact with a light-sensitive layer without any intermediate layer between the transparent protective layer and the […]

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Q) 147 Claim Counting (10.03.50a)

October 31, 2007

As of November 2, 2007, there is only one claim counting question in the Prometric database, and it was the exact same question from a prior exam (October 2003 AM #50). Please comment if anyone else had a different experience. (e.g., There may be a similar question on the computerized test requiring you to calculate […]

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