Suggested list of books and other things to take to the Main Exam – EQE 2014 [Updated]

Preparation
– Read through the rules regarding the conduct of the exam (page 41-46)
– See what candidates from last year said about the location where you are taking the exam
– Be well rested in the days before the exam – many D candidates sleep badly on the Monday night
– Take a suitcase with wheels
– After doing last years papers, look at the Tutors Report – epi infomation pages 143-152
– If necessary, look at some tips for reducing anxiety at the exam
– Be prepared to do the exams with a relatively small (possible as small as 60cm x 90cm) space. Normally, you can place books you don’t need under the table.
– Look through the EQE Study Guide for other tips

General
– Photo identification (Passport or drivers license)
– several black or blue pens (we hear that gel-pens are preferred)
– no electronic devices: only an analogue wrist watch with no additional options is allowed.
– correction roller
– highlighters for use when reading the exam paper (don’t use blue on anything that will be handed in as it will not copy well)

– for A/B papers, if you want to cut and paste parts of the exam paper into your answer: scissors and a glue stick or silent permanent glue roller
– bulldog clips to hold keep parts of the exam or your answer together (stapler can be noisy)

– Food, snacks, drinks: there is no official break in the D and C papers
– Paracetemol [acetaminophen]: to relieve pains or swollen fingers after writing for several hours

Legal: versions valid on 31 December 2013
– your favourite EPC reference book, with tabs and own notes
– National law relating to the EPC – Sept 2013
– ADA = arrangements for deposit accounts – Supplement to OJ EPO 3/2009
– Ancillary Regulations to the EPC – on paper or pdf
– Guidelines for Examination in the EPO – Sept 2013
– Headnotes to relevant G decisions (if not in your EPC reference book) – Jan 2012 version here
– EPC RFG form and notes
– Important notices from the Official Journal in 2012 & 2013

– your favourite PCT reference book, with tabs and own notes
– Printable Applicants Guide: DeltaPatents Dec 2013 (800 pages)
– PCT Request form
– Important notices from the PCT Newsletter in 2012 & 2013
– Guide for Applicants – Euro-PCT – Oct 2012
– Euro-PCT entry form and notes

-Paris Convention (Articles 1 – 5quater and Article 11) [usually in EPC reference book]

– Some basic information on the US and JP patent systems – Dec 2013

Other books (you decide based upon your experience answering exam questions during your preparation)
– English/German/French <=> own language dictionary
– EPC Case Law Book – Sept 2013

Do not take:
– Your own calendars with EPO holidays
– Legal reference books that you have never used before (practice finding things in them)
– Only hand-in materials written at the exam on EQE A4 paper (no pre-prepared materials)

Other lists of things to take:
– IPKat
– EQE Forum “Questions about Exam Procedure‘