After reading a bunch of articles, I think I'm going to try and pass the patent bar exam before entering law school this fall. I admitted to Georgetown (also Georgetown Ugrad). Does anyone on this board either a) have an opinion about this b) know the best and cheapest course to take?

People with technical degrees such as engineering or mathematics usually tax the patent bar before graduating law school.

I took barbri, but you would also take PatBar, or Omni. They are all about he same. Look for discounts for early registration.

In deciding whether to take the patent bar exam during law school, therefore, consider whether passing the patent exam before practicing law will help impress prospective employers. Also keep in mind that preparing for and taking the patent bar exam is a significant commitment of time and expense, and that studying for the patent bar is likely to detract from the time necessary to perform well in a full load of other courses.

Patent bar questions: Out of curiosity, what answer would you pick. I disagree with the model answer

Q) Mario Lepieux (4.00.10a/4.00.11a)
10. Mario Lepieux was a member of a Canadian national hockey team touring Europe. While traveling through Germany (a WTO member country) in December 1998, Mario conceived of an aerodynamic design for a hockey helmet that offered players improved protection while reducing air resistance during skating. Upon Mario’s return to Canada (a NAFTA country), he enlisted his brothers Luigi and Pepe Lepieux to help him market the product under the tradename “Wing Cap.” On February 1, 1999, without Mario’s knowledge or permission, Luigi anonymously published a promotional article written by Mario and fully disclosing how the Wing Cap was made and used. The promotional article was published in Moose Jaw Monthly, a regional Canadian magazine that is not distributed in the United States. The Wing Cap was first reduced to practice on March 17, 1999. A United States patent application properly naming Mario as the sole inventor was filed September 17, 1999. That application has now been rejected as being anticipated by the Moose Jaw Monthly article.

10. Which of the following statements is most correct?

(A) The promotional article cannot be used as prior art because the Wing Cap had not been reduced to practice at the time the article appeared in the regional Canadian magazine.

( The regional Canadian magazine article is not prima facie prior art because it was published without Mario’s knowledge or permission.

(C) The regional Canadian magazine article is not prima facie prior art because it appeared in a regional Canadian publication and does not evidence knowledge or use in the United States.

(D) The promotional article in the regional Canadian magazine constituted an offer to sell that operates as an absolute bar against Mario’s patent application.

(E) Mario, as the inventor, can overcome the rejection by filing an affidavit under 37 C.F.R. § 1.132 establishing that he is the inventor, and the article describes his work.

(E) is the correct answer

I decided to do this a couple weeks ago to take the patent bar and bought the PLI prep materials second hand. You should check eBay. I haven't started studying yet but there is a lot of prep material included. I don't think the live seminar is worth it, since the kit comes with video lectures on DVD.