Q) Japan/nonpublication request/45 days (10.03.44a/4.03.2a)

April 7, 2010

Question #2 from the April 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is reported by exam takers as a question in the current exam database. 2. A registered practitioner filed in the USPTO a client’s utility patent application on December 30, 2002. The application was filed with a request for nonpublication, certifying that the invention disclosed in […]

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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) Inert gas (4.03.30a)

April 7, 2010

Question #30 from the April 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is in the Prometric database. 30. A patent application includes the following Claim 1: Claim 1. A method of making an electrical device comprising the steps of: (i) heating a base made of carbon to a first temperature in the range of 1875°C to 1925°C; […]

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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) Late IDS when client knew about PA all along (10.03.34a)

April 5, 2010

Test takers have noted that Question #36 from October 2003 (AM) patent bar exam is in the Prometric database. 34.  A registered practitioner filed a utility application on February 11, 2002. On April 4, 2002, the practitioner filed an information disclosure statement (IDS) in the application. The practitioner received a notice of allowance dated January 3, 2003 […]

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