Category: EPC
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I was immediately enthusiastic about EPC.App as it supports different uses by different types of candidate. To answer legal questions efficiently, you need to be able to find details (like procedural acts, time limits & references) quickly and accurately. Traditionally, either you make your own reference book or you learn to use (& annotate) a book…
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The law being tested at EQE 2019 is theoretically the status on 31 Oct 2018 in the year before the exam. Unless specified otherwise, “today” on the exam is the actual day of the exam (25th – 28th Feb 2019), so the law of 31 Oct 2018 should be applied to these situations. In particular,…
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Note: updated 11 Feb 2019 2110 with new (complete)overviews of EPC & PCT changes Preparation: – Check the exam times and plan to arrive early – Since EQE 2017, an additional 30 minutes has been given for papers A, B, C and D (REE OJ 2019 SE2 – page 41) to help candidates who do…
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Good news – for new orders of my Study Materials, the following will be printed on thin (50g) paper: Indexed EPO Guidelines – 21cm x 14cm (A5) – 2.8cm thick – 920 pages – 730g PCT Refs for EQE 2019 – Part I – 21cm x 14cm (A5) – 1.5cm thick – 350 pages –…
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For the D paper, it is important to have up-to-date details from the 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 2018 (360 pages) is here…
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The EPO no longer makes the Guidelines available on paper. So you have to print out the 960 pages, and put it into a binder. My version is printed on 50g A5 paper – a convenient format as a desktop reference, to take to oral proceedings, or to take to the EQE. Update (17/1/19): the…
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Two websites offering something new to help students – online tools that you can access anywhere at any time, so you can study when it is most convenient: 1. EPC.App A very smart way to allow you to annotate the EPC. You can use the existing annotations and comments from the authors, adapt them as you…
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Recently, the EPO announced that it would no longer make the Guidelines for Examination available on paper. Although the electronic version is useful for searching, some people still prefer to use a paper version, particularly when studying. My version is available to order as an A5-sized book. It is suitable as a desktop reference for…
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Preparation: – Check the exam times and plan to arrive early – Since EQE2017, an additional 30 minutes has been given for papers A, B, C and D (REE OJ 2017 SE2 – page 43) to help candidates who do not have English, French or German as their mother language. The papers are designed to be…
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For those who cannot easily print out several hundred pages, I have made my EQE 2018 books (PCT References and National Law) available to order as books. They are available in A5 format, and are printed on thin 50grs paper. A5 paper version (21 x 14cm): Part I – General 0.4cm thick 88 pages (75g)…