Category: Euro-PCT
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I will also attend on 28 Jun 2025 in #Munich 😎. I am looking forward to meeting everybody 🥳 and getting feedback on #EQE, patentlaw and #PCTApp. And I will give out my A3 #PCT flowcharts🗞️.
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Attached are useful overviews to quickly find legal topics & legal basis during the exam:
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I completely missed this👏👍. EPO Boards of Appeal now provide an updated Case Law Book in html. Great to be up-to-date for real cases or study: www.epo.org/en/law-and-practice/boards-of-appeal/communications/selected-depth-reviews-case-law-boards-appeal-10th But be careful – EQE/EPAC exam questions are not looking for answers based on conflicting / narrow decisions, but only decisions in the EPO Guidelines (selected T/J/G decisions)…
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Legal basis on D1/M2 is a careful balancing act – you need to be accurate, but not waste too much time looking it up.
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The latest version of our Indexed WIPO-PCT Applicant’s Guides (Jul 23) is now available. Together with our EPO-EPC Guidelines (Mar 23) and Unitary Patent Guide (Apr 22 = still in force), these books are useful as desktop references for daily use and for EQE study. Our Indexed version improves on the official digital versions by…
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For the order links, see: fireballpatents.com/study-materials The EPO-EPC Guidelines for Examination detail the procedure to be followed before the EPO. It explains how the EPO implements the EPC, and covers their standard approach when dealing with the direct EP and Euro-PCT applications. These documented practices are based on standard interpretations of the law, internal policies and…
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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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** 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…