Why Janessa Is Taking the Patent Bar

OA1193 - Could Tylenol sue RFK Jr. for libel? Does the pressure the FCC put on Disney/ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel constitute a First Amendment violation? Is the Trump administration really going to charge rural hospitals $100,000 for the privilege of being able to hire foreign doctors? In today’s Rapid Response Friday we answer all of these recent patron questions and more, and Jenessa shares a personal footnote about her decision to voluntarily take the most specialized bar exam in the US legal system.

1. The Campaign for Accountability’s bar complaint against FCC chairman Brendan Carr 

2. Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, (Presidential Proclamation dated 9/20/2025)

3. US Patent and Trademark Office bar registration page