Q) Hydrocyclone (10.03.31a)

April 9, 2010

Test takers report question #31 from the October 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is in the current question pool. 31. Reexamination has been ordered following receipt of a request for reexamination of U.S. Patent X, filed by the patentee. Patent X contains independent claims 1 through 4, each directed to a hydrocyclone separator apparatus. They […]

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Q) Prior Art (10.03.30a)

April 9, 2010

Test takers report a #30 from the October 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is in the current question pool. 30. A registered practitioner receives an Office action for Application X, a patent application filed after November 29, 1999. The action contains a rejection of all the claims as being obvious under 35 USC 103(a) over Patent A […]

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Q) Publications as References (10.03.29a)

April 9, 2010

Test takers report a #29 from the October 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is in the current question pool. 29. In accordance with the patent laws, rules and procedures as related in the MPEP, which of the following statements regarding publications as references is incorrect? (A) A doctoral thesis indexed and shelved in a library can […]

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Q) Shopping Cart Insert (10.03.28a)

April 9, 2010

Test takers report a #28 from the October 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is in the current question pool. 28. A registered practitioner files a patent application with the following claim: 1. A plastic insert for the bottom of a shopping cart comprising circular receptacles to receive wine bottles and to maintain them in an […]

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Q) Public Access (10.03.22a)

April 9, 2010

Test takers report a #22 from the October 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is in the current question pool. 22. Application Number A was published as U.S. Patent Application Publication Number B. A member of the public reviewed the listing of the file contents of the application on the Patent Application Information Retrieval system and […]

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Q) Anticipation (10.03.21a)

April 9, 2010

Test takers report a #21 from the October 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is in the current question pool. 21. Patent application A was filed on January 12, 1995, containing claims 1-10. A primary examiner rejects the claims under 35 USC 102(b) as being anticipated by a U.S. patent issued on June 2, 1992. The rejection also […]

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