Patent Bar Pass Rates and Statistics
The reason for taking a patent bar review course is to do well on the Patent Bar exam. To choose a course, many attempt to compare the pass rates of available patent bar classes. This is not a reliable predicator of the quality of the course, or how well you will do on the exam.
Other factors are far more important than the pass rate of the patent bar study course you take. The most important of these are: (1) How much time you have to study, (2) How you use the study time that you have, and (3) Your learning style and efficiency.
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 We have sent questionnaires to our students who have taken the patent bar. We have found a predictable relationship between study time and patent bar pass rate, as illustrated in the graph. As a result of this research, we recommend 200 hours of study for most people preparing for the patent bar. We believe that this correlation is true of our course and all other patent bar classes. This commitment of time will afford a conservative passing score for the vast majority of exam-takers, irrespective of the course they choose.
The PATBAR.COM Home Study Course is designed to allow for the recommended study time with ease and efficiency. It is divided into 63 modules, each one taking about 2-3 hours to complete on a daily basis.
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 This approach allows our students to evenly spread out their study time, which makes studying effective and efficient. People learn more effectively for the first 2-3 hours per day, as shown in the graph. Attempting to do more in a single day becomes less efficient, and results in the need for more overall time to prepare for the exam.
You should start studying for the patent bar as soon as possible, and not wait until the last minute. If you study around 2-3 hours each day (as we suggest), and spread your learning over a longer time-span, you will learn the material more easily and require less overall study time to pass the exam.
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