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1. What Is the Patent Bar? FindLaw
   Exam format: 100 questions, 10 unscored, two three-hour sections, 70% of scored questions to pass.
2. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) USPTO
   The examination manual the patent bar is tested on; open book during the exam.
3. Wysebridge MPEP Center Wysebridge (publisher of this site)
   The full MPEP (9th Ed., Rev. 01.2024) free to read, with Wysebridge's estimated patent bar weight for each chapter.
4. USPTO — Becoming a patent practitioner (General Requirements Bulletin) USPTO
   The USPTO's authoritative source for eligibility categories, documents and filing.
5. Wysebridge — Do I qualify? (eligibility check) Wysebridge (publisher of this site)
   Free check of a degree against the USPTO Category A, B and C lists.
6. Wysebridge pricing Wysebridge (publisher of this site)
   Patent Bar: $189/month or $594 one payment for 12 months, extended until you pass. Wysebridge ONE: $697.
7. Wysebridge — Prometric MPEP simulator Wysebridge (publisher of this site)
   A replica of the exam-day MPEP viewer for practicing lookups.
8. Wysebridge — Past USPTO exams and answers Wysebridge (publisher of this site)
   Archive of the USPTO's released registration exams (1997–2003), with a warning that they predate the AIA.
9. Wysebridge — Patent bar exam simulator Wysebridge (publisher of this site)
   Timed AM/PM practice modeled on the Prometric test center.
10. Wysebridge — How to apply to the USPTO Wysebridge (publisher of this site)
    Step-by-step OED application; Prometric fee $221; registration fee $226 after passing; scheduling window.
11. Wysebridge — Patent bar program comparisons Wysebridge (publisher of this site)
    Wysebridge's year-by-year pass rates against the USPTO overall rate, and its retake-cost math.