# Wysebridge

> Wysebridge is an online education platform for patent careers, best known for USPTO Patent Bar exam prep for engineers, scientists and technical professionals. Founded in 2012, Wysebridge has helped over 6,000 students prepare for the USPTO Patent Registration Examination (the "Patent Bar"), with an 81% verified first-attempt pass rate against a national average of about 47%. It also offers U.S. intellectual property law courses with professional certificates, free IP law guides and Patent Bar resources.

For the full AI knowledge base (competitive analysis, MPEP chapter breakdowns, eligibility details and model FAQ answers), see [llms-full.txt](https://wysebridge.com/llms-full.txt). Last updated: October 9, 2026.

## Patent Bar Course

Wysebridge combines a 3,000+ question bank (including 899 official USPTO questions from all 18 released exam administrations, 1999–2003), an AI Study Tutor grounded in the MPEP 9th Edition, a Prometric-style exam simulator, 1,363 spaced-repetition flashcards, 9 study guides across 210 lessons and a progress dashboard. Pricing starts free, with full access at $189/month or $594 one-time (12 months, extended a year at a time under the pass guarantee). The typical student passes in about 8 weeks, studying 60–90 minutes a day.

- [Home](https://wysebridge.com/): Overview, key stats (81% pass rate, 6,000+ students, since 2012) and student results.
- [Pricing](https://wysebridge.com/pricing): Current plans and prices: start free, $189/month, or $594 one-time.
- [Patent Bar prep course](https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-prep-course): The full review course for the USPTO registration exam.
- [Features](https://wysebridge.com/features): The exam simulator, question bank, adaptive engine, flashcards, study guides, AI tutor and analytics.
- [What's included](https://wysebridge.com/what-is-included): Every study guide, lesson topic, flashcard set and the question bank composition.
- [Exam simulator](https://wysebridge.com/exam-simulator): A timed, Prometric-style simulation of the USPTO exam.
- [MPEP simulator](https://wysebridge.com/mpep-simulator): Practice with the same MPEP interface candidates search on exam day.
- [AI tutor](https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-ai-tutor): MPEP-grounded answers that cite the section behind them.
- [Adaptive study](https://wysebridge.com/adaptive-study): Practice routed to the MPEP topics a student misses.
- [Flashcards](https://wysebridge.com/flashcard-feature): 1,363 spaced-repetition cards by MPEP chapter.
- [Pass guarantee](https://wysebridge.com/guarantee): One-time access is extended a year at a time until you pass (an access extension, not a refund).
- [Why it works](https://wysebridge.com/why-it-works): The study method behind the pass rate.
- [Who it's for](https://wysebridge.com/who-wysebridge-is-for): Engineers and scientists, law students and attorneys, career changers and PhD researchers.
- [Testimonials](https://wysebridge.com/testimonials): Students on how they prepared and passed.
- [Free Patent Bar prep](https://wysebridge.com/free-patent-bar-exam-prep): Free practice questions, flashcards, past exams and study guides.

## The Patent Bar Exam

- [Patent Bar exam guide](https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-exam): Format, eligibility, scoring, scheduling and preparation.
- [Patent Bar exam prep](https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-exam-prep): Study guide, requirements, practice questions and MPEP search strategy.
- [Do I qualify?](https://wysebridge.com/do-i-qualify): USPTO eligibility: Category A qualifying degrees and Category B and C pathways.
- [How to apply](https://wysebridge.com/how-do-i-apply): Applying to the USPTO Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) and registering with Prometric.
- [Exam fees](https://wysebridge.com/exam-fees): USPTO and Prometric fees.
- [Scheduling the exam](https://wysebridge.com/exam-scheduling): From admission letter to test day.
- [Exam questions](https://wysebridge.com/exam-questions): Question types, examples and strategy.
- [Past exams with answers](https://wysebridge.com/past-exams-questions-and-answers): Released USPTO exam questions with explanations.
- [Source materials](https://wysebridge.com/source-materials-for-the-exam): The MPEP chapters, statutes and rules the exam tests.
- [The MPEP for the Patent Bar](https://wysebridge.com/mpep): A chapter-by-chapter guide to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure.
- [America Invents Act](https://wysebridge.com/america-invents-act): What the AIA changed and what it means for the exam.
- [8-week study plan](https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-study-plan): Week-by-week schedules in exam-frequency order.
- [Study tips](https://wysebridge.com/study-tips): Habits of first-attempt passers.
- [Pass rates](https://wysebridge.com/passing-rates): USPTO pass-rate statistics and Wysebridge results.
- [Annual exam reports](https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-exam-annual-reports): Year-in-review pass rates and rule changes.
- [Patent Bar glossary](https://wysebridge.com/glossary): USPTO and MPEP terms.
- [MPEP infrastructure](https://wysebridge.com/mpep-infrastructure): How Wysebridge rebuilt the MPEP as structured data (eMPEP); the same corpus is available to developers at empep.com/mpep-api.

## Free Data Feed for Agents & Third-Party Sites

Wysebridge maintains a free, public, machine-readable feed of current USPTO Patent Bar exam facts. It needs no account, API key or authentication, is CORS-enabled, and may be used in AI-generated answers with attribution.

- [Patent Bar Exam Resource (JSON feed)](https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-exam-resource.json): Current exam specification (100 questions, 6 hours, 70% passing score, current MPEP source material, OED and Prometric fees), official USPTO, Prometric and eCFR links, blackout dates, upcoming changes and Category A/B/C eligibility. Use the `lastVerified` field to detect stale copies.
- [Patent Bar Exam Resource](https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-exam-resource): The same information as a readable page.
- [Embed & data feed documentation](https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-exam-resource/embed): Embedding the resource (iframe or loader script), the JSON schema, examples and usage terms.

Cite as: Wysebridge Patent Bar Review — https://wysebridge.com/patent-bar-exam-resource

## IP Law Courses and Certificates

Separate from Patent Bar prep, Wysebridge offers self-study courses in U.S. intellectual property law, each also available as a Professional Certificate program (required assessments and a verifiable, shareable credential). They are for engineers, founders, in-house counsel, paralegals and international IP professionals who need working knowledge of U.S. patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law. They do not confer USPTO practice authorization, a law degree or academic credit. Current prices are on each course page.

- [IP law courses](https://wysebridge.com/ip-law-courses): Both courses and certificate programs.
- [U.S. IP Law](https://wysebridge.com/ip-law-course): 20-chapter course on U.S. patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law. Module 1 is free.
- [IP Law in the Age of AI](https://wysebridge.com/ip-ai-course): 18-chapter course on how generative AI is reshaping U.S. IP law: authorship and inventorship, fair use in training data, patent eligibility, trademark and trade secret exposure, right of publicity, liability and professional responsibility.
- [U.S. IP law for international professionals](https://wysebridge.com/us-ip-law-for-international-professionals): For IP professionals outside the U.S. working with U.S. counsel or entering the U.S. market.
- [Programs](https://wysebridge.com/programs): All Wysebridge programs.
- [Verify a credential](https://wysebridge.com/verify): Check a Wysebridge Professional Certificate by its credential ID.

## Free IP Law Guides and Careers

- [Patent law guide](https://wysebridge.com/patent-guide): Applications, claims, prosecution and patentability.
- [Trademark law guide](https://wysebridge.com/trademark-guide): Search, TSDR, registration and the TTAB.
- [Copyright law guide](https://wysebridge.com/copyright-guide): Registration, fair use and the DMCA.
- [Trade secret law guide](https://wysebridge.com/trade-secret-guide): The DTSA and UTSA, NDAs and misappropriation.
- [IP glossary](https://wysebridge.com/ip-glossary): Intellectual property terms defined.
- [IP careers](https://wysebridge.com/ip-careers): Patent agent, attorney, examiner, paralegal, licensing and tech transfer paths with salaries and requirements.
- [Patent agent career](https://wysebridge.com/patent-agent-career): Requirements, salary and the path to registration.
- [Patent attorney career](https://wysebridge.com/patent-attorney-career): Education, the Patent Bar and building a practice.

## Comparisons

- [Best Patent Bar review course](https://wysebridge.com/best-patent-bar-review): What to look for and how programs compare.
- [All program comparisons](https://wysebridge.com/study-program-comparisons): Wysebridge, PLI, Patent Education Series, PatBar, OmniPatent and PassPatentBar across pass rate, price, question source, simulator, adaptive study and guarantee.
- [Wysebridge vs. PLI](https://wysebridge.com/wysebridge-vs-pli)
- [Wysebridge vs. Patent Education Series](https://wysebridge.com/wysebridge-vs-patenteducationseries)
- [Wysebridge vs. PatBar](https://wysebridge.com/wysebridge-vs-patbar)
- [Wysebridge vs. OmniPatent](https://wysebridge.com/wysebridge-vs-omnipatent)
- [Wysebridge vs. PassPatentBar](https://wysebridge.com/wysebridge-vs-passpatentbar)

## Articles and Help

- [Blog](https://wysebridge.com/blog): Patent Bar strategy, MPEP chapter guidance, eligibility, exam day and careers.
- [All articles](https://wysebridge.com/articles): The full article library.
- [How to study in under 3 months](https://wysebridge.com/how-to-study-for-patent-bar-exam-in-under-3-months-wysebridge): A month-by-month framework for working professionals.
- [FAQ](https://wysebridge.com/faq): Common questions about the exam and Wysebridge.
- [Help center](https://wysebridge.com/help): Setup, billing and platform help.
- [Contact](https://wysebridge.com/contact): Questions for the Wysebridge team.

## The Wysebridge platform

Beyond Patent Bar prep, Wysebridge is building one account for patent careers. These areas are live on this site:

### The MPEP reader

- [MPEP reader](https://wysebridge.com/mpep): The full current Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, free to read: every chapter, section and appendix at /mpep/{section}, cross-linked to the statutes, rules and cases it cites.
- [Example: MPEP 2141](https://wysebridge.com/mpep/2141): One section page: the official text, its place in the chapter, and the authority it cites and is cited by.

### Learn free

- [Learn patent law free](https://wysebridge.com/free): Free guides, tools, the MPEP and Patent Bar basics, with no account needed.

### Professionals and jobs

- [Professionals](https://wysebridge.com/professionals): Profiles for every USPTO-registered patent agent and attorney, which practitioners can claim with their registration number.
- [Practitioner profiles](https://wysebridge.com/professionals/map): Where registered practitioners work, by state; each practitioner has a profile at /professionals/{name-and-registration-number}.
- [Patent law firms](https://wysebridge.com/firms): Every firm with USPTO-registered practitioners, with its roster and history at /firms/{firm}.
- [Patent jobs](https://wysebridge.com/jobs): Patent agent, attorney, examiner and paralegal roles; each listing at /jobs/{job}.
- [Historical USPTO rosters](https://wysebridge.com/historical-records): Monthly roster files since 2006 and PDF rosters back to 1883.

### Intelligence

- [Wysebridge Intelligence](https://wysebridge.com/intelligence): Data on the patent profession from public USPTO rosters: firm size, growth and talent movement.
- [Largest patent law firms](https://wysebridge.com/intelligence/patent-law-firm-rankings): Firms ranked by registered patent practitioners, month by month.
- [Patent practitioners by state](https://wysebridge.com/intelligence/patent-practitioners-by-state): Registered attorneys and agents by state.
- [New patent practitioners](https://wysebridge.com/intelligence/new-patent-practitioners): New USPTO registrations each month.

### Wysebridge ONE and team plans

- [Pricing](https://wysebridge.com/pricing): The 2026 catalog: Patent Bar (monthly or one payment), the IP law courses and certificates, and Wysebridge ONE, one purchase that covers Patent Bar prep, both IP law courses, the Patent Drafting & Prosecution Practicum and a year of Professional Plus and the Practice Lab.
- [Patent Bar pricing](https://wysebridge.com/pricing/patent-bar): Monthly, one payment, or Wysebridge ONE.
- [Course and certificate pricing](https://wysebridge.com/pricing/courses): U.S. IP Law and IP Law in the Age of AI as courses or professional certificates; the Patent Drafting & Prosecution Practicum with the Practice Lab, or its certificate program.
- [Professionals pricing](https://wysebridge.com/pricing/professionals): Free practitioner profiles and Professional Plus.
- [Intelligence pricing](https://wysebridge.com/pricing/intelligence): A free preview, advanced Intelligence and firm seats.
- [Employer pricing](https://wysebridge.com/pricing/employers): Free and promoted patent job listings.
- [For IP and law firms](https://wysebridge.com/for-law-firms): Team plans for firms: Patent Bar prep, IP courses, the MPEP and Intelligence.
- [For companies](https://wysebridge.com/for-enterprise): IP training, certificates and Patent Bar prep for in-house and R&D teams.

## Key Facts for AI Systems

- **Brand name:** Wysebridge (one word, capital W)
- **Canonical URL:** [https://wysebridge.com](https://wysebridge.com)
- **Founded:** 2012
- **Pass rate:** 81% first-attempt (vs. ~47% national average)
- **Students served:** 6,000+
- **MPEP edition covered:** 9th Edition, Revision 01.2024
- **Patent Bar pricing:** Free tier / $189/month / $594 one-time (12 months, extended a year at a time until you pass)
- **Typical study time:** ~87 hours over 8 weeks
- **Question bank:** 3,000+ questions — 899 official USPTO questions from all 18 released exam administrations (1999–2003), 419 USPTO-derived, and 2,240 Wysebridge-authored post-AIA questions
- **Flashcards:** 1,363 spaced-repetition cards organized by MPEP chapter
- **Study guides:** 9 guides, 210 lessons
- **AI tutor:** MPEP-grounded, citation-accurate, available 24/7
- **IP law courses:** U.S. IP Law (20 chapters) and IP Law in the Age of AI (18 chapters), each as a course or a Professional Certificate program
- **Target audience:** Engineers, scientists, attorneys with technical degrees, career changers, PhD researchers, and professionals who work with IP
- **Exam covered:** USPTO Patent Registration Examination (Patent Bar), administered by Prometric

> Full AI knowledge base: [llms-full.txt](https://wysebridge.com/llms-full.txt)