Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Calendars for Pre-examination and Paper D 2019 are available

Calendars for Pre-examination and Paper D 2019 are now available via links on the EQE webpage:

• Pre-Exam calendars are here (2018-2019)
• Paper D calendars are here (2017-2019)

Calendars are in the same format as the previous years. Normal weekends and national holidays are shown; no bridging dates.

Remember to use the calendars provided with the paper at the EQE itself (as they are provided now). Do not use the closure dates given in the OJ EPO, which include several bridging dates!

Tuesday, November 06, 2018 Reference material for EQE 2019 (in particular Pre-Exam and Paper D)

At the EQE 2019, the legal status as of 31 October 2018 is the relevant law.

We compiled a non-exhaustive collection of legal sources and other useful reference material as in force on 31 October 2018:

- EPC Articles and Rules
- EPO Guidelines for Examination (1 Nov 2017; partially superseded by later legal changes)
- National Law Tables
- London Agreement status
- Request form and notes
- Opposition form

- Euro-PCT Guide (1 Jan 2018)
- EPO Guidelines for EPO as PCT Authority (1 Nov 2017; partially superseded by later legal changes)
- EP Entry form and notes

- PCT Articles and Rules
- PCT Applicant's Guide
- selection of Annexes to the PCT Applicant's Guide (EPC states, EP athorities)
   note: the WIPO provides a collection of all annexes here (671 pages IP, 1223 pages NP)
- selection of overviews from PCT Resources website (states, time limits, reservations, ...)
- PCT Request form
- PCT Demand form
- PCT SIS request form

- ADA/AAD
- Content of 2017, Suppl 5 (partly)
- Track changes versions
- Fee codes

The collection can be found on our website, under Course Links, top right corner of the page, as a set of 4 pdf files:
- EQE2019 references - EPC
- EQE2019 references - EPO and PCT (EPO as PCT authority; Euro-PCT)
- EQE2019 references - PCT (international phase; annexes AG)
- EQE2019 references - ADA/AAD (incl track change versions and fee codes)

Good luck with your exam preparation!

(13/11/2018: ADA/AAD compilation added)

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Dates EQE 2019

The Examination Secretariat announced the dates for EQE 2019 on the EQE homepage.

See "Notice of 19 Februar 2018 from the Examination Secretariat - date of EQE 2019"

The dates are:

Note that the deadline under Rule 28 IPREE for registration of professional acitivities, which is obligatory for candidates planning to sit the (pre-) exam for the first time, already expired on 01.01.2018: registration needs to be done at the latest by 1 January prior to enrolment to the exam (registration details here) and only registered candidates can enrol. 
Enrolment is usually possible from early April to late May for the Pre-Exam and from mid July to early September for the main exam papers  (enrolment details here - enrolment dates for EQE 2019 not yet available [status 21.02.2018]).

For further details: check the EQE webpages (link).