References EQE2020
For EQE 2020, the legal status on 31 October 2019 is the relevant date.
As some of the information on the various websites (EPO, WIPO/PCT) may have superseded the versions applicable on 31 October when you look for the information, we made a compilation of various legal references.
Note: We do not intend to be complete: you will not find all documents listed in the IPREE in our compilation. See Art. 13 REE and Rule 22 IPREE for the official syllabus.
We have made 4 compilations:
- EQE
- EPC
- EPO and EPC (EPO information)
- PCT (WIPO information)
The references can be found on our website: Training--> Course links, item EQE (top right of page)
The compilations are provided as pdf-files. You may wish to print (parts of each of) them on A5-format yourself or let them be printed as an A4- or A5-size book on thinner paper by a company like pumbo.nl.
The references may be useful in addition to your standard EPC Reference books, such as Hoekstra's References to the EPC.
The 4 parts comprise:
- Dates and Times EQE 2020
- Supplementary publication 2, Official Journal 2019, Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives:
o Decision of the Administrative Council of 10 December
2008 amending the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for
professional representatives before the European Patent Office (CA/D 26/08)
o Regulation on the European qualifying examination for
professional representatives (REE)
o Implementing provisions to the Regulation on the
European qualifying examination (IPREE)
o Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of
the European qualifying examination
o Decision of the Supervisory Board of 17 November 2016
- Notice dd.
18 July 2013 from the Examination Board concerning Calendars for paper D and Pre-Exam
- Decision
of the Supervisory Board dd 26 June 2019 amending Rule 25 of the Implementing
provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for
professional representatives, OJ 2019, A66
- Notice dd
30.09.2019 from the Examination Board concerning Abolishment of the opposition
form as of EQE 2020 (paper C)
- Notice dd.
13.03.2019 from the Examination Board concerning the Distribution of Points in Paper
D as of 2020
- T. Reijns,
Announcement on the EQE – Paper D, epi Information 04/2018, page 25
- Notice dd
30.08.2019 “EQE 2020 – second phase of pilot project for writing Papers A, B, C
and D on a computer”
- Examination
Secretariat, “Computer-based Main Examination, CB-EQE, Technical User Manual”,
Version 4.0, 17.10.2019
Part 2, EPC:
- EPC
Webpage Legal texts
- EPC
Articles
- EPC Rules
- Protocol
on Recognition
- RFees
- Schedule
of Fees and Expenses
- ADA/AAD (1 October 2019)
- Rules of
Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA2007)
- Rules of
Procedure of the Enlarged Boards of Appeal
- Guidelines
for Examination (1 November 2018 - in force on 31.10.2019)
o Incl. keyword index
- EPC States
o Member States
o Extension States
o Validation States
o London Agreement
- National Law Tables (printouts from the up-to-date HTML pages, which are more up-to-date than the pdf (dated October 2018))
- Request
for Grant form (form 1001; October 2019)
- Notes to
the RfG form
- Example
Decision to grant (form 2006A)
- Opposition
form (form 2300; December 2017)
- Notes to
the opposition form
- OJ 2016,
A42 - Streamlined opposition per 01.07.2016
- OJ 2016,
A43 - Notice to OJ 2016-A42
- Request
for limitation or revocation (form 2380; October 2019)
- Notes for
users of third party observations
- Notice of
appeal (form 3002; January 2019)
- G 3/14
(clarity in opposition); G 2/98 & G 1/15 ((partial) priority); G 1/16
(disclaimers)
- Some aspects
of TRIPs (Rights conferred, Enforcement)
Part 3, EPO and EPC:
- Euro-PCT Guide (1 January 2019; annotated)
- EP entry
form (form 1200, October 2019)
- Notes on
the EP entry form
- Guidelines
for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority (1 Nov 2018 - in force on 31.10.2019)
o Note: parts of the Guidelines are superseded by OJ’s with updated or new provisions that entered into force on or after 1 November 2018, e.g. ADA/AAD 2019
- EPO-WIPO
Agreement (consolidated; OJ 2017, A117 + OJ 2018, A24 + OJ 2018, A35)
- EPO Form
1201 - Invitation EP entry
- EPO Form
1205 - Loss of rights after missing 31m period for EP entry
- Notice
from the European Patent Office dated 21 February 2013 concerning the request
for early processing (early entry) - OJ 2013, 156
Part 4, PCT (WIPO):
- PCT Homepage
- PCT Articles
- PCT Rules
- PCT Fee Tables (1 Oct 2019)
- Changes 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- PCT - States The PCT now has 153 Contracting States (1 not yet bound)
- PCT - States Party to PCT-Paris-WTO
- PCT - States bound by the Paris Convention but not the PCT
- PCT - Time Limits for Entering National/Regional Phase under PCT
Chapters I and II
- PCT - Types of Protection
- PCT - Waivers: Power of Attorney
- PCT - Reservations, Declarations, Notifications and Incompatibilities
- PCT - Restoration of priority
- PCT - Direct filing of PCT applications with the IB as PCT receiving
Office
- Applicants’ Guide – Introduction to the International Phase (AG-IP)
(annotated)
o Incl. keyword index - AG-IP
Annexes – Overview
- AG-IP
Annexes:
o IB : B (General
information), C (rO)
o EP : B (General
information), C (rO), D (ISA), SISA (SISA), E (IPEA)
o DE : B (General
information), C (rO)
o FR : B (General
information), C (rO)
o GB : B (General
information), C (rO)
o JP : B (General
information), C (rO), D (ISA), E (IPEA)
o US : B (General
information), C (rO), D (ISA), E (IPEA)
- Applicants’ Guide – Introduction to the National Phase (AG-NP)
(annotated)
- AG-NP Annexes:
o National phase EP, GB, DE, JP, US
o Note: FR has closed its national route and
can be accessed via EP
- PCT-RO-11 Request & Filled-in
Sample of the Request Form
- PCT-IB-375 Supplementary
Search Request
- PCT-IPEA-401 Demand & Filled-in Sample of the Demand Form
- PCT-IB-372 Notice of withdrawal
Note:
- The Euro-PCT Guide and AG-IP, AG-NP and its Annexes are not listed in the REE/IPREE. Therefore, in principle, no marks will be available for citing any of them as legal basis if there is legal basis in the REE/IPREE. (Although sometimes alternative legal basis is accepted).
- For EPO/EPC/EP-related legal basis, references to the AG-IP Annex are not valid legal basis in a DI answer. References need to be given to PCT/EPC Articles/Rules, OJ EPO (e.g, EPO-WIPO Agreement)
Good luck!
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