Well, I did it… I passed the Patent Bar Exam!!!
Officially known as the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Patent Bar Exam is a 100 question, six-hour long behemoth with a 50% pass rate. Having passed it, I am now “pending registration” by the USPTO. Basically, there is an oath and some money that I own them, but in approximately 7 weeks I should receive my registration number, then I can officially represent clients before the USPTO in patent cases. Since I have not passed a state bar exam yet (pending graduating with my JD around 2011), I will be classified as a Patent Agent.
Saw your comment on my site about Bento. I’m still having a lot of fun with it. Used it to create a very useful digital law library.
There aren’t many Suarezes in this country. I visited my father’s town in Galicia, Spain, and Suarez is as common there as Smith here.
Keep up the good work.