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Patent bar prep program comparisons
How the major patent bar review programs stack up on the factors that actually predict whether you'll pass.
- 81%
- Wysebridge first-attempt pass rate
- Average, 2012–2025
- 47%
- USPTO average (2012–2025)
- Overall pass rate, all attempts
- 46%
- USPTO FY2025
- Overall pass rate, all attempts
- 5
- Programs compared
- Pass rate, price, features
Patent bar review programs
Wysebridge ONE
What Wysebridge ONE adds that no prep course does
A prep course ends when you pass. ONE includes full Patent Bar prep, extended until you pass, and the rest of a patent career with it, for $697 in one payment ($1,505 bought separately).
- Both IP law coursesU.S. IP Law and IP Law in the Age of AI, yours to keep
- Practicum and Practice LabThe 16-module course to keep; the lab's cases and office actions renew with ONE
- The MPEPUnlimited highlights and notes, yours to keep
- Your practitioner profileA year of Professional Plus: be found, with analytics
- IntelligenceA year of advanced Intelligence: the full talent flow since 2006
- Certificates at member pricesIP course certificates: $97 each, $147 for both
How to evaluate a patent bar program
Pass rate is the only metric that matters
The USPTO overall pass rate was 46% in FY2025 and averaged 47% from 2012 to 2025. Any program worth using should be willing to publish its own outcome data and explain how it is measured. Wysebridge publishes its tracked student results dating back to 2012.
Where questions come from changes how well you prepare
Questions written specifically for a prep course often differ from real USPTO exam questions in phrasing and structure. Training on real historical exam questions is more predictive of actual performance.
Price the cost of a retake into your decision
Each retake costs $447 in fees ($226 USPTO examination + $221 Prometric). A $1,500 course with a lower pass rate than a $299 course is not a bargain when you factor in the cost of retaking.
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Wysebridge vs USPTO overall pass rate
2012–2025| Year | USPTO overall | Wysebridge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 54% | 89% | +35 pp |
| 2013 | 47% | 84% | +37 pp |
| 2014 | 43% | 84% | +41 pp |
| 2015 | 48% | 83% | +35 pp |
| 2016 | 47% | 79% | +32 pp |
| 2017 | 43% | 77% | +34 pp |
| 2018 | 47% | 77% | +30 pp |
| 2019 | 45% | 81% | +36 pp |
| 2020 | 49% | 82% | +33 pp |
| 2021 | 45% | 79% | +34 pp |
| 2022 | 46% | 81% | +35 pp |
| 2023 | 46% | 80% | +34 pp |
| 2024 | 49% | 80% | +31 pp |
| 2025 | 46% | 78% | +32 pp |
“Wysebridge was less costly and more importantly their resources were exactly what I needed to pass.”
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