In order to be registered as a patent agent or patent attorney in the United States, one must pass the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) registration examination, officially called the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and known informally as the patent bar.
Mensa's registered office is Slate Barn, Church Lane, Caythorpe, NG32 3EL, United Kingdom. MENSA is registered around the world as a trademark/service mark of Mensa International Limited and/or affiliated national Mensa organizations. The Mensa logo is a registered trademark of Mensa International Limited.Mensa does not hold any opinion, nor does it have or express any political or religious views.e offer 2 ways to practise: 1  Our online Mensa Workout is an intelligence quiz in which you have half an hour to answer 30 questions. 2  In some countries, a pre-test is available which you can take in the privacy of your home.
Mensa was founded in 1946 in Great Britain by two English barristers, Roland Berrill and Dr. Lionel Ware. In Latin, mensa has a triple meaning: mind, table, month. American Mensa was founded in 1960. Seven Mensans attended the first meeting. (The presence of a table is assumed.) Today's membership boasts more than 52,000 members. A lot of brain power, to be sure. But does Mensa deserve its label as a genius society? Genius is a real fuzzy term, said Jean Becker, chair of American Mensa, from Brighton, Mich. Our entry requirements are real specific: Top 2 percent in a commercially available, legitimate test. So if the thought of taking the Mensa test gives you hives, you can qualify for membership on prior evidence, the way most folks enter the Mensa fold.