Glossary

Patent bar

The USPTO's Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases.

OED

Office of Enrollment and Discipline, the USPTO office that approves applications and registers practitioners.

General Requirements Bulletin

The USPTO document setting eligibility, documents and procedure for the registration exam.

Prometric

The testing company that delivers the patent bar.

Beta question

One of ten unmarked, unscored questions on each exam.

MPEP

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, the only reference allowed during the exam.