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Program DetailsPatBar makes passing the Patent Bar exam faster and easier than with any other Patent Bar Review Course available.Patent Bar Review Course - Free DemoFor a prospective patent agent, nothing is more important than passing the Patent Bar Exam. The sooner you pass, the sooner you can begin your new career. You want to pass on your first try--especially since each subsequent attempt will cost you another $390! That's why our founder, David E. Meeks, Esq., has combined his expertise with the experience of our thousands of alumni to create the PatBar Patent Bar Review Home Study Course.
"I've been looking into my options and I see I could spend a lot more money. If I can get PatBar for half as much, how do I know I'm getting my best chance to succeed? If you get what you pay for, shouldn't I spend more? (--- Ron, Santa Rosa, CA) You could spend more, Ron, but you would be paying for someone else's overhead costs, or for materials you don't need and may never use, or to compensate for some company's low sales volume, or even to subsidize its less-profitable products covering completely different topics. PatBar has been preparing our students for the Patent Bar Exam for over 17 years. It's what we do. Feedback from our thousands of alumni has helped us compile and streamline the materials so we can present them to you in a way that no other option can. Only PatBar has done the research into the latest Patent Bar Exam questions. Our study guide is the best in the field. Our program is structured for your success. Our Exam Simulation Suite™ is unparalleled. Our customer support is better. Your learning experience is better. Your chances for passing the Patent Bar are better.
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PatBar 3-volume Study Guide |
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Just getting started can be daunting; you want a clear, direct path to success. Your Introductory Reading Assignment gives you the strategies you need to pass the patent bar exam, easily, on your first try.
Many fields of study require you to learn a whole new vocabulary. The PatBar Glossary highlights more than 85 words, phrases, and acronyms giving you a head start as you begin your study sessions.
You will be called upon to search the MPEP. Our Exam Search Guide provides several tricks to make your search more efficient and more productive.
The PatBar Patent Bar Review Home Study Course is broken up into 92 distinct, consistent, predictable and manageable one-hour modules. To further help you prioritize, each chapter heading in our study guide tells you the percentage of questions from each chapter of the MPEP that are used in the actual exam. When a question is directly dependent on important rules, we use a lightning bolt symbol to remind you that "this is an important rule; ignore this warning at your own risk."
The material in a patent bar review course can be complicated and difficult to manage. Sometimes you will have several options available to you, only to find that the options have more options! To help you compare potential solutions, we provide a table. A table puts all those factors into one format, on one page, using simple language to explain a point. Later, when you need to use that point in a different situation, you can find it again with just a few key words.
Your answers to about half of the exam questions should be routine with a reasonable understanding of patent rules--and especially those rules covering the reasons why claims are rejected. The other half is harder and requires you to search the MPEP--or the Internet, where many students get burned. Exam Question Research™ is a PatBar exclusive; the result of a very time-consuming (and often frustrating) effort to harvest only the accurate and helpful comments made by successful students and place them at the exact points in the study guide where you will find them relevant.
Summaries are an important aspect of patent bar exam preparation. Our lectures (in both audio and written form) provide a summary of the material in each reading assignment, with an emphasis on bullet points. These summaries can be used over and over again as a refresher at any time during the home study course, and especially in the last few weeks before taking the exam. As one PatBar student says, "Summaries are a life saver and a time saver."
There are two key factors in preparing for your exam: mastering prior exam questions and productively searching the MPEP. To give yourself an unbeatable advantage, you need a properly simulated exam environment. Our proprietary Exam Simulation Suite™ software works like the real Patent Bar Exam, preparing you in a way that nothing else can.
Simply studying the materials can be overwhelming to the point that rules seem to run together. PatBar has developed and produced a series of flash cards devoted entirely to the rules. Like a game, you pick a random card, each covering three rules. When you correctly recite the topic of each rule, you set that card aside until you run out of cards.
The second set of flash cards covers the location of various materials in the MPEP. The "game" is the same, ending when you have correctly recited the three topics on each card. By learning the layout and location of the material in the MPEP, and whether and where to find it, you'll be relaxed and confident on exam day, even as your competition frantically switches chapters and scrolls through the PDF.
The PatBar Patent Bar Review home study course helps you to fully appreciate the challenges that you have undertaken and what you are in for. There are multiple challenges, and we want you stay focused on the process, jump all the necessary hurdles, pass the exam, be prepared to intelligently discuss some of the material in a job interview, and begin thinking about filing your own patent applications. Our Director gives you some important advice to accomplish all of these objectives. You can hear this audio message on our Course Demo page. Just click the play button on the Introductory lecture.
Customer Support
Before You Order
We want you to be as knowledgeable as possible before you place an order. We know that many patent agent candidates base their decision on the advice of a friend or associate, as most of our customers do. But for others, they need to know how the exam works and how our program works before they place an order. This website is designed to answer your questions and concerns. If you still want help, give us a call at 1-800-392-6512.
After You Order
Once you receive your home study course, you undoubtedly will have questions about the material. If so, we offer customer support by email (Email Help!!!). If you want to discuss the instructions or how to get started, give us a call at 1-800-392-6512. If there is anything defective about the materials, call us at 1-800-392-6512 for an immediate replacement. We can also handle any type of inquiry by email.
"On-Demand" Return Policy
PatBar wants you to succeed. Do your homework; identify an option that covers all the bases, is accountable to you no matter what, and is reasonably priced. When you receive the PatBar home study course, inspect it, use it, immerse yourself in it.
Let the PatBar Patent Bar Review home study course guide you to success.
We offer an "on-demand" 30-day return policy. You have 30 days from when you receive the program to use it however you like (including writing in the books, trying out the software, and listening to the lectures). If for any reason you don't like it, we will send you a pre-paid return shipping label, and credit you a full refund when we receive the program back.
For a limited time, get our program for only $795!
Order Now and get started right away with our Patent Bar Review Home Study Quick Start Kit. Take advantage of our unparalleled customer support. Benefit from our years of experience and extensive research. Get a quality program at a budget price. Take the first step into your future.
Our Alumni Say:
Subject: I passed!
David,
I just wanted to say "thank you" for the good advice and structured approach in overcoming the patent exam hurdle. I took the exam a little over a week ago and passed on my first attempt. The information you provided was a wonderful introduction to the various subject areas tested on the exam, but the real learning was in applying "lessons learned" via the practice exams. I can't thank you enough!
Sincerely,
Mike
Subject: Passed the exam
I passed! I know you get these e-mails all the time, but I wanted to send one anyway. First, thank you for responding to my questions. I know of other programs where help is not so forthcoming. I really felt like I got my money's worth from your program.
Second, the practice questions and exam software you provided made the difference. In fact, I recognized some questions on the test and automatically knew the correct answer, which saved time. However, the exam software was really key to passing. Your explanations that included the appropriate MPEP/CFR/USC section helped me learn which search terms to use to find the appropriate rule/law. By the time I took the exam, I knew exactly where to look and which search terms to use.
Glad it's over! Now I can concentrate on finishing law school.
All the best,
--Chuck
Subject: Very Satisfied with Customer Service
I lost my Study Guide Volume 1 while traveling last weekend. I was very concerned about replacing it, however, when I called PatBar the customer service representative immediately offered to ship a replacement free of charge. The service was so refreshing and completely put me at ease. Not only that, the book arrived the very next day allowing me to get right back to my preparation. I just wanted to send along a thank you and hope that you continue to extend this high level of service to your other customers. You've left me quite satisfied.
Best regards,
Andrew
Subject: Thank You!
Mr. Meeks:
I am so very proud to announce that I passed the Patent Bar today on my very first attempt!!!!
Your materials were instrumental in my success for two reasons: 1) The materials are precisely condensed to focus on parts of the MPEP that will most likely be tested and 2) the test taking software really allowed me to sharpen my test taking skills. I reviewed the materials and took the simulated exams multiple times. I am living proof that with the tools you provide and some dedication, it can be done...
Keep up the good work!
Sevan