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Q) Beck – Mixture Y with melting point of 150F (10.03.11p/4.03.22a)

April 7, 2010

Question #22 from the April 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is reported by exam takers as in the current question database. 22. On January 2, 2001, a registered practitioner filed a patent application with the USPTO for inventor Beck. The application includes a specification and a single claim to the invention which reads as follows: […]

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Q) Polyethylene/polypropylene range (obviousness of ranges) (4.03.44a)

April 7, 2010

Recent test takers report question #44 from the April 2003 (am) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 44. A claim in an application recites “[a] composition containing: (a) 35-55% polypropylene; and (b) 45-65% polyethylene.” The sole prior art reference describes, as the only relevant disclosure, a composition containing 34.9% polypropylene and […]

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Q) Canceled matter as Prior Art (4.03.48p)

April 7, 2010

Recent test takers report question #48 from the October 2003 (pm) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 48. In accordance with the USPTO rules and the procedures set forth in the MPEP, which of the following statements regarding a proper prior art reference is true? (A) Canceled matter in the application […]

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Q) ABCD/ABCDE/BCDE (10.03.2p)

April 3, 2010

Recent takers report that question #6 from the October 2003 (PM) test is in the Prometric database. 2. A U.S. patent was granted on May 8, 2001. The sole independent claim in the patent isdirected to a combination of elements ABCD. A registered practitioner filed a reissueapplication on April 11, 2003 to narrow sole independent […]

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Q) 3rd Party Submission – Japanese publication (10.03.10p)

April 3, 2010

Recent test takers report question #10 from the October 2003 (pm) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 10. In accordance with the patent laws, rules and procedures as related in the MPEP, which of the following can a third party submit in a pending published application within two months from the […]

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Q) Application Data Sheet (ADS) (10.03.43p)

April 3, 2010

Recent test takers report question #43 from the October 2003 (pm) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 43. Which of the following statement(s) is in accordance with patent laws, rules and procedures as related in the MPEP regarding filing of an Application Data Sheet (ADS) in the USPTO? (A) All non-provisional […]

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