2009 patent agent exams + marking guides
CIPO has posted the 2009 exams and marking guides on its site.
This is the second year that Paper A - the drafting paper - has asked for 2 independent claims (in 2008, two device claims were required, given 3 prior art references, and in 2009, a device claim and a method claim were required, given 2 prior art references).
The technology seems to be quite simple - a wind turbine using sail technology for the turbine blades. However, a reliable source has indicated that the pass rate for Paper A in 2009 was just 11%.
