{"id":1207,"date":"2016-01-25T19:26:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/patentlaw\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2016-01-25T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T19:26:08","slug":"patent-bar-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patentlaw\/2016\/01\/25\/patent-bar-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent bar exam"},"content":{"rendered":"

A post from student blogger Nicole<\/em><\/p>\n

First off I would like to say what a pain in the butt applying for the patent bar exam is. \u00a0But don\u2019t stress out because I am here to help you! \u00a0To start off you have to read the General Requirements Bulletin and fill out a form provided by the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED).\u00a0 But that\u2019s not all.\u00a0 You have to make sure you send in your transcript, UNOPENED.\u00a0 For some reason I thought I could open my transcript and still be able to send it in, but I was wrong.\u00a0 So I had to have my transcript sent to me again.\u00a0 You also have to fall under one of the three categories in order to take the exam.\u00a0 The three categories include Category A: bachelor\u2019s degree in a recognized technical subject, Category B: bachelor\u2019s degree in another subject but for this one you have to explain courses you\u2019ve taken that make you qualify (for this category you are allowed to have an opened transcript to highlight specific courses), and Category C: practical engineering or scientific experience which means you have passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) test.\u00a0 One more thing is that there is a couple of questions on the form where you have to say yes or no.\u00a0 One of the questions is about having any kind of traffic violations.\u00a0 It is important to list any violations that were under $100.\u00a0 It is also important to explain the traffic violation in full detail.\u00a0 Another thing is the certificate of mailing form that should be filled out.\u00a0 All of the appropriate forms are located at the end of the General Requirements Bulletin document.<\/p>\n

If the forms, transcript, or descriptions of the traffic violations are not included in the information sent to the USPTO, then they will deny you from being able to take the exam.\u00a0 But on the bright side they will let you submit the missing things in order to be allowed to take the exam.\u00a0 This will all take a couple weeks so make sure you plan accordingly.\u00a0 Also it is very important to read the General Requirements Bulletin because I read that you can be denied if you put your middle initial instead of your full middle name.\u00a0 It\u2019s kind of a silly thing to be denied for but it can happen.\u00a0 The USPTO really just wants you to have a good moral character and reputation.<\/p>\n

Stayed tuned for one of my future blogs to find out how I did!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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