Category: EPC
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Every year, WIPO produces a printable version of the complete PCT Applicants Guide, including annexes for 154 States, specifically for the Pre- and Main Exams. Their 31 Oct 2021 version can be found here. It is 2150 pages and much of it will never be required at the exam. Providing a digital version has a low…
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The EPO-EPC Guidelines for Examination (www.epo.org) covers EPO procedures during filing, search, examination, grant & opposition of EPC applications filed at EPO. Entry of PCT applications into the EP phase is also briefly covered. This Indexed Version includes the complete official GL/EPO (EPO/EPC Guidelines), which are considered essential for exam candidates, and for professionals dealing…
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17 Dec 21: this post has been updated here. There are no details yet on which digital references will be allowed or available during the exam. So, you may still need to print your references just before the exam. During EQE 2021, External References were available for digital reading and searching, but were limited…
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While doing the D Exam as an official benchmarker, I kept track of how I used the EPC.App and PCT.App references to answer questions. I did this to check usability and completeness. Below are notes on how and where I found the main legal issues, so there are spoilers. The D Exam can be downloaded…
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** Updated: 5 Jan 2021 – download versions available** Every year, WIPO produces a printable version of the complete PCT Applicants Guide, including annexes for 153 States, specifically for the Pre- and Main Exams. The 31 Oct 2020 version can be found here. It is 2070 pages and much of it will never be required…
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** 1 Jun 21: obsolete. See newer post from 3 Jun 2022. ** 20 Sep 20: updated to clarify differences with Pre-Exam, and to add new Guidelines cycle ** To remove one worry for candidates, answers for the Main Exam will be accepted based on legal texts valid on 31 Oct 2019 (official date for…
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Many candidates waste time perfecting and double-checking each legal basis. This is a poor strategy – a lot of marks are also available for correctly solving the legal problems, for explaining (arguing) how you have applied the law, and for the legal advice part. In many cases, an alternative will be accepted, even if it…
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** See amended advice here: EQE 2021 – which legal texts to use? ** The syllabus is defined in Regulation on EQE (REE) A.13 and IPREE R.2 and R.22 (latest: OJEPO 2019,SE2). R.22 specifies that legal texts valid on 31 Oct in the year before the exam are relevant. This cut-off was intended to simplify EQE…
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For the D paper, it is important to have up-to-date details from the National Law tables, particularly if there is a DI question on the translation requirements after grant, for example. Unfortunately, the printed version of the National Law book is no longer available from the EPO. The latest version from Oct 2019 (360 pages)…
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The IP.appify platform allows you to fine tune and build your own legal reference for both EPC and PCT, that will never be outdated. As an alternative to working on-line, the EPC part is also available as a stand-alone book with basic author’s comments (and cross-references) on Amazon (.de or .com or .co.uk) UPDATE: Nov…