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Patent Bar prep · Patent law courses · Career data · Since 2012
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Patent Bar prep · updated for the September 23, 2026 exam
MPEP-focused lessons, 3,000+ questions, a Prometric-style simulator and an AI tutor in one study system.
The key to supporting any rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103 is the clear articulation of the reason(s) why the claimed invention would have been obvious. The Supreme Court in KSR noted that the analysis supporting a rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103 should be made explicit.
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Wysebridge is one account for the whole patent career: learn the law and the profession free, pass the USPTO Patent Bar, earn IP law certificates, claim your practitioner profile, find your next role, and see where the profession is moving.
Patent professionals usually piece their careers together from a dozen places: one site for career advice, another for the MPEP, a review course for the exam, CLE vendors afterwards, a directory listing they never claimed, and job boards that don't know what a registration number is. Wysebridge puts those in one place and connects them, so what you do at each stage carries into the next — your eligibility shapes your study plan, passing links your registration, and your courses and certificates show on your profile.
01Learn · Explore & learn
What patent agents, attorneys and examiners actually do, what they earn, and free foundations in patent law. Then check whether your degree lets you sit for the Patent Bar.
Everything in LearnAnswers before you start
A patent agent is a scientist or engineer registered by the USPTO to prepare and prosecute patent applications. You need a qualifying technical background (USPTO Category A, B or C), an application to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline, and a passing score on the USPTO registration exam — the Patent Bar. No law degree is required. Wysebridge walks you through each step free, from the eligibility check to the application.
How to apply to the USPTOBoth are registered to practise before the USPTO, and both pass the same Patent Bar. A patent attorney is also a licensed lawyer, so they can litigate, give infringement and validity opinions, and handle licensing disputes; a patent agent focuses on preparing and prosecuting applications. Many agents start at a firm and later go to law school while working.
Patent agent vs patent attorneyRight here. Wysebridge publishes the complete Manual of Patent Examining Procedure — every chapter and section, plus 35 U.S.C., 37 C.F.R., the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Paris Convention — free to read, with full-text search and every cross-reference linked to the section it cites.
Open the MPEP02Patent Bar · Qualify & pass
The USPTO registration exam is the gate to practice, and where Wysebridge began in 2012. Our students pass on their first attempt at 81%, more than 30 points above the USPTO average of 47%.
Everything in Patent BarAnswers before the exam
The USPTO registration examination. Scientists and engineers with a qualifying degree sit it to register as patent agents; lawyers sit it to become patent attorneys. It is a multiple-choice exam, open book on the MPEP, taken at a Prometric test center.
About the examMost candidates qualify through their degree under USPTO Category A, B or C. The free eligibility check reads your degree against the USPTO's list and tells you which category applies before you apply to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
Check your eligibilityLessons, practice and timed exams built on the MPEP, with an AI tutor and a Prometric-style simulator. Our students pass on their first attempt at 81%, and we publish the record every year since 2012.
Patent Bar prep03Courses · Keep learning
Continuing courses for practitioners and law-firm teams: trademark, copyright and trade secret law, what generative AI changes for IP, and a hands-on drafting and prosecution practicum. All three are included with Wysebridge ONE, each with a certificate program.
Compare the coursesAnswers for practitioners
Clients rarely bring only patent questions. Portfolio strategy, freedom to operate, licensing, product launches and in-house roles all call for working knowledge of trademarks, copyright and trade secrets alongside patents. The U.S. IP Law course covers all four for practitioners, scientists and in-house teams.
U.S. IP Law courseAI raises questions the statutes never anticipated: whether an AI-assisted invention has a human inventor, who owns AI-generated works, and when training on copyrighted material is fair use. IP Law in the Age of AI works through the USPTO and Copyright Office guidance and the cases shaping the answers.
IP Law in the Age of AIA professional credential Wysebridge issues when you complete a course's certificate track. It is recorded on your Wysebridge account and shown on your practitioner profile. It is not an academic degree, CLE credit or bar qualification.
Compare the courses04Professionals · Get on the record
Every USPTO-registered patent agent and attorney has a Wysebridge profile. Claim yours, show verified credentials, see who practises where, and find patent roles that fit your technical background.
Explore ProfessionalsAnswers for registered practitioners
Every practitioner on the USPTO roster has a Wysebridge profile. Search by name, registration number, technology, firm or location, and see registration type and status, firm and city. Wysebridge never shows phone numbers or street addresses.
Search practitionersSign in to your Wysebridge account and verify your USPTO registration number. Once claimed, the profile is yours to complete: practice areas, technical background, education, and the Wysebridge courses and certificates you have finished, shown as verified.
Claim your profileWysebridge lists patent roles from law firms, companies and government, and matches them to your registration, technical field and experience. Employers post roles and reach registered practitioners directly.
Patent jobs05Intelligence · See the profession
Which firms are growing, how talent moves and where practitioners work, built on public USPTO records, with patent portfolio exploration and management on the way. For firms, recruiters, schools and researchers.
Explore IntelligenceAnswers from the data
The USPTO publishes a roster of every registered patent attorney and agent. Wysebridge tracks it over time, so you can see how many practitioners are active, where they work, which technologies they cover, and how the profession has grown.
Explore the dataFirm rankings count the registered practitioners at each firm over time, so you can see which firms are adding practitioners, which are shrinking, and where practitioners go when they move.
Firm rankingsPublic USPTO records: the practitioner roster and its history, Patent Bar statistics from USPTO annual reports, and Wysebridge's own exam results since 2012. Personal contact details such as phone numbers and street addresses are never published.
USPTO annual report analysisOne account, the whole career
A patent career runs for decades and passes through very different stages: deciding whether the field fits, qualifying for and passing the Patent Bar, building a practice, changing firms, and eventually hiring others. Most tools serve one stage and forget you at the next. A single Wysebridge account keeps the whole record together.
Your eligibility result shapes your study plan. Your practice history drives your readiness score through exam day. When you pass, your account links to your USPTO registration and your practitioner profile. The courses and certificates you complete afterwards appear on that profile as verified credentials, and the profile is what matches you to roles. Your MPEP highlights and notes come with you the whole way.
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Who it's for
Wysebridge is the professional platform for patent careers. It began in 2012 as a USPTO Patent Bar review course and now covers the whole career on one account: free patent law and career learning with the full MPEP, Patent Bar prep, IP law courses with professional certificates, a profile for every registered patent practitioner, patent jobs, and data on the profession itself — firms, rankings and talent movement.
No. Patent Bar prep is where most people start, but Wysebridge is built for the years before and after the exam too: deciding whether patent law fits, checking eligibility, studying, passing, broadening into trademark, copyright, trade secret and AI law, claiming a practitioner profile, finding work, and following how firms and the profession are changing.
Learn is free: patent career and salary guides, patent law foundations, the glossary, the Patent Bar eligibility checker, flashcards and sample questions, and the complete MPEP with 35 U.S.C., 37 C.F.R., the PCT and the Paris Convention, searchable and cross-linked. A free account also saves your progress and your MPEP highlights and notes. Practitioner profiles are free to search and free to claim.
Because each step feeds the next. Your eligibility result shapes your Patent Bar study plan; your practice history drives your readiness score; passing links your account to your USPTO registration; the courses and certificates you complete appear on your practitioner profile as verified credentials; and that profile is what matches you to roles. Your MPEP notes and highlights come with you the whole way.
Every patent agent and attorney on the USPTO roster has a Wysebridge profile built from public registration records: name, registration number and type, status, firm and city. Claim yours by verifying your registration number, then add practice areas, technical background and education. Wysebridge never publishes phone numbers or street addresses.
Data on the patent profession built from public USPTO records: firm rankings by registered practitioners, firm growth over time, talent movement between firms, new registrants, where practitioners are located, and Patent Bar pass-rate history since 2012. It is used by firms, recruiters, schools and researchers.
No. A law degree is not required to sit for the registration examination, but applicants must satisfy the USPTO's scientific and technical qualification requirements and the other requirements in the current General Requirements Bulletin. Wysebridge's eligibility page explains Categories A, B, C, and design-patent eligibility in detail.
Yes. Everything in Learn is free with no card, and Wysebridge offers a 5-day free trial of Patent Bar One-Pay with full access to Patent Bar prep. You add a card at checkout and aren't billed until day 5, and you can cancel any time before then.
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