Sarah Burstein on Nostr: There's no general IP bar. There is something that is colloquially known as the ...

There's no general IP bar. There is something that is colloquially known as the "patent bar"--more formally, "registration to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office" (USPTO).

Despite that language, though, this registration has nothing to do with trademarks. It's just about patents.

To join the patent bar, you have to have a scientific or technical background and pass an exam administered by the USPTO. The exam focuses on administrative rules: https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/patent-and-trademark-practitioners/becoming-patent-practitioner/registration

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