Re: Re: Taking the Patent Bar Exam

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Taking the Patent Bar Exam

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: : : I am thinking about taking the patent bar exam next year (I have worked in the IP field for several years) and was thinking of taking the Kayton course. Anyone have any insight as to the length of time needed to adequately prepare for the examination? I took 4 months to prepare for the General California Bar Exam, is the Patent Bar as rigorous? : : I have the feeling the Kayton course is good. The big trick is to be able to draft a claim. In whatever you do you must learn the law and proceedure then ge comfortable with claims. : : M. Arthur Auslander : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive : Hi Guy's, some words to the wise. While there is no claim drafting portion to the "Patent Bar" you should be able to comfortably draft claims, it's a huge part of what patent attorney's do. The format of the exam is 100 multiple choice questions broken up into two sets of 50 questions each. Each block of 50 questions is to be answered in a 3 hour period for a total of 6 hours plus 1 hour for lunch. As far as how difficult it is....it's way harder than the Cali Bar! The test is open book open notes and there is only a 35-45% pass rate. That should tell you something. Your chances of passing it the first time out are slim! I know numerous Patent Attorney's who have taken the Exam 2, 3, 4 or more times before passing. The best course, and most expensive, is Kayton's PRG course, followed by PLI's course and lastly Meek's IPS course. None of these will guarentee you pass!! You need a course plus 5 months of hard core study time and take off a month before the test just to prep 24/7 if you really want to pass. Good Luck.

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