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The Latest on the Patent Bar Exam (Audio Only Live Webcast - NO CLE)

Sep. 21, 2006



Overview

There is No CLE Available for this Audio Webcast.

September 21, 2006, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (E.D.T.)

In this update on the Patent Bar Exam, we will cover:

  • Who can take the Exam
  • How you apply to take the Exam
  • How the Exam works
  • How you should study for it
  • And when you should take it (law students note: you don't have to...and probably shouldn't...wait until you graduate to take this Exam).

We'll also let you know about the new material that the Exam will be testing, starting on or after October 19, 2006, but that won't be the focus of this briefing. This briefing is primarily intended for those who are just starting to think about taking the Exam. 

[For those of you who have already started preparing for the Patent Bar Exam, using materials based on the previously tested MPEP (8th Edition, Revision 2) and taking your Exam on or after October 19, 2006 when a new version of the MPEP will be tested (8th Edition, Revision 4), we have a separate briefing that will bring you quickly up to date on the new rules in the later edition of the MPEP: The New Patent Bar Exam: Newly Tested Material - Revision 4, September 19th, 1-2:30 PM eastern.  In this briefing, John White (chair of PLI's Patent Bar Review Course) will go over the new material from the MPEP being tested on the Patent Bar Exam. All told, the PTO released 900 pages of new rules and training materials between Revision 2 and Revision 4. Two-third of the chapters have been revised. We've boiled that down to an easily digested summary, with the key points that we think are most testable and sample questions on this newly testable material.]

Special Bonus to all Registrants

All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of PLI's comprehensive Course Handbook. This softcover, bound volume was written to augment the program and to stand alone as a permanent reference. PLI's Course Handbooks represent the definitive thinking of the nation's finest legal minds, and are often the standard reference in the field.

Please Note: Webcast attendees will receive a downloadable version of the Handbook one business day prior to the program.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount.  For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm

Contact the Groupcasts Department via email at groupcasts@pli.edu for more details.

Faculty

Chairperson(s)

John M. White, Director of Patent Professional Development, Practising Law Institute; Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

Program Attorney(s)

Mark Dighton, Practising Law Institute

CLE Credit

PLI makes every effort to accredit its Live Webcasts.  Please check the CLE Calculator above for CLE information specific to your state.

PLI's Live Webcasts are approved for MCLE credit (unless otherwise noted in the product description) in the following states/territories:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho*, Illinois, Indiana1, Iowa*, Kentucky*, Louisiana, Maine*, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire*, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York2, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon*, Pennsylvania3, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming*.

*PLI will apply for credit upon request.

Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island: Audio-only live webcasts are not approved for credit.

1Indiana: Considered a distance education course. There is a 6 credit limit per year.

2 New York: Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-transitional course formats such as on-demand audio or video programs or live webcasts for CLE credit. Newly admitted attorneys not practicing law in the United States, however, may earn 12 transitional credits in non-traditional formats.

3 Pennsylvania: A live webcast may be viewed individually or in a group setting. Credit may be granted to an attorney who views a live webcast individually. There is a 4.0 credit limit per year for this type of viewing. A live webcast viewed in a group setting receives live participatory credit if the program is open to the public and advertised at least 30 days prior to the program. Live webcasts viewed in a group setting that do not advertise at least 30 days prior the program will be considered "in-house", and therefore denied credit.

Running time and CLE credit hours are not necessarily the same. Please be aware that many states do not permit credit for luncheon speakers.

Note that some states limit the number of credit hours attorneys may claim for online CLE activities, and state rules vary with regard to whether online CLE activities qualify for participatory or self-study credits. For more information, refer to your state CLE website or call Customer Service at (800) 260-4PLI (4754) or email: info@pli.edu.

If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued.



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