Q) Claim anticipation / Paprika! (4.03.42p)

April 8, 2010

Recent test takers report question #42 from the October 2003 (pm) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 42. Paprika is a known product. A patent application discloses a composition which is made by subjecting paprika to processing steps X, Y and Z. The composition is disclosed to be useful in treating […]

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Q) 112 second paragraph (4.03.41p)

April 8, 2010

Recent test takers report question #41 from the October 2003 (pm) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 41. Evidence that a claim may not comply with the second paragraph of 35 USC 112 occurs in accordance with the USPTO rules and the procedure set forth in the MPEP where: (A) Remarks […]

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Q) Incorporation by Reference (4.03.40p)

April 8, 2010

Recent test takers report question #40 from the October 2003 (pm) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 40. Which of the following is not a proper incorporation by reference in an application prior to allowance according to the USPTO rules and the procedures set forth in the MPEP? (A) Incorporating material […]

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Q) Amendment after Appeal (4.03.38p)

April 8, 2010

Recent test takers report question #38 from the October 2003 (pm) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 38. In accordance with USPTO rules and the procedures set forth in the MPEP, an amendment filed with or after a notice of appeal under 37 CFR 1.191(a), but before jurisdiction has passed to […]

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Q) Public Use (4-03-36)

April 8, 2010

Recent test takers report question #36 from the October 2003 (pm) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 36. Which of the following is not a policy underlying the public use bar of 35 USC 102(b)? (A) Discouraging the removal, from the public domain, of inventions that the public reasonably has come […]

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Q) Appeal Brief (4.03.23p)

April 8, 2010

Recent test takers report question #23 from the October 2003 (pm) exam is in the Patent Bar database of tested questions. 23. The claims in a patent application having been twice or finally rejected, the applicant files a timely Notice of Appeal on January 2, 2003. In accordance with USPTO rules and procedures set forth […]

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