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Patent attorney exam results 2008
Volume of candidates
The total number of candidates for 2008 and the previous ten years is shown below.
Exam pass rates - 2008
The pass rate for the exams was as follows:|
|
# Sat |
# Passed |
Pass rate |
Average mark (%) |
Median mark |
A |
32
|
20
|
63%
|
53.77
|
54.25
|
B |
27
|
20
|
74%
|
55.59
|
57
|
C |
26
|
15
|
58%
|
48.25
|
50
|
D |
31
|
13
|
42%
|
50.35
|
48
|
E |
33
|
20
|
61%
|
52.97
|
56
|
The pass rates for papers A, D and E are, on average, consistent with the last 8 years. The same period has seen the pass rate for paper B increase from 50% to 70% and the pass rate for paper C drop slightly from the high 60s to low 60s
The marks fell into the following bands:
The highest mark for each paper was as follows:
A1 |
A2 |
A1 & A2* |
B |
C |
D |
E |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 73.5 | 75 | 84 |
*a different candidate top scored in each of A1, A2 and A1 and A2 combined.
