# Patent Bar Practice Questions

> Each page here is one original, exam-style patent bar question with a hidden answer, a full explanation, and a link to the MPEP section that governs it. The real exam has 100 questions in two three-hour sections, open book on the MPEP, and you need 70% of the 90 scored questions to pass.

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## Entries
- [Practice question: claim interpretation during examination](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/broadest-reasonable-interpretation-question/): A patent bar practice question on how examiners read claims, with the answer explained under MPEP 2111.
- [Practice question: anticipation under 35 U.S.C. 102](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/anticipation-question/): A patent bar practice question on what a single reference must show to anticipate a claim, explained under MPEP 2131.
- [Practice question: obviousness after KSR](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/ksr-question/): A patent bar practice question on the rationales an examiner can use to support obviousness, explained under MPEP 2143.
- [Practice question: means-plus-function claims](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/means-plus-function-question/): A patent bar practice question on how a means-plus-function limitation is construed, explained under MPEP 2181.
- [Practice question: when an IDS needs no fee](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/ids-timing-question/): A patent bar practice question on information disclosure statement timing under 37 CFR 1.97, explained under MPEP 609.
- [Practice question: claiming a provisional's filing date](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/provisional-benefit-question/): A patent bar practice question on the deadline to claim the benefit of a provisional application, explained under MPEP 211.
- [Practice question: the abstract](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/abstract-length-question/): A patent bar practice question on the form of the abstract, explained under MPEP 608.01(b).
- [Practice question: multiple dependent claims](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/multiple-dependent-claim-question/): A patent bar practice question on how multiple dependent claims may be written, explained under MPEP 608.01(n).
- [Practice question: restriction requirements](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/restriction-question/): A patent bar practice question on the two criteria for a proper restriction requirement, explained under MPEP 803.
- [Practice question: overcoming double patenting](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/double-patenting-question/): A patent bar practice question on which double patenting rejections a terminal disclaimer can overcome, explained under MPEP 804.
- [Practice question: evidence of unexpected results](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/unexpected-results-question/): A patent bar practice question on what makes evidence of unexpected results persuasive, explained under MPEP 716.
- [How to use patent bar practice questions](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/how-to-use-practice-questions/): How to get the most from patent bar practice questions: timing, review and MPEP lookup.

## Full text
- [llms-full.txt](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/llms-full.txt): every entry in plain text

## Reference pages
- [Wysebridge profile](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/wysebridge/)
- [Entity map](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/entity-map/)
- [Methodology](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/methodology/)
- [Sources](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/sources/)
- [Glossary](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/glossary/)

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