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Advent Calendar 2025 – Answers
December 2, 2025 by Zsofia Pintz
In this post you can find the answers to the EQE Advent calendar posts, quiz questions posted on LinkedIn (from 1 December 2025).
My printable materials
November 14, 2025 by Zsofia Pintz
I have prepared a lot of tables, lists for myself for the EQE and I shared all of them here, on my blog with you, in different blog articles. To find them easier, I am sharing them again, in one place. Feel free to print them all. If you found them useful, please consider donating […]

Neuer Negativrekord bei Zulassungszahlen in 2024
December 3, 2025 by Kandidatentreff
Seit dem Jahr 2001 beobachten wir in unseren Statistiken unter anderem die Entwicklung der Zulassungszahlen Deutscher Patentanwälte. So konnten wir im vergangenen Jahr feststellen, dass der Zuwachs bei den Zulassungen Deutscher Patentanwälte in 2023 der … [Mehr] Der Beitrag Neuer Negativrekord bei Zulassungszahlen in 2024 erschien zuerst auf kandidatentreff.de.
1. Klausur (Hagen) vom 6.10.2025 + Lösungshinweis
November 13, 2025 by Kandidatentreff
Die 1. Klausur (Hagen) vom 6. Oktober 2025 inklusive eines Lösungshinweises kann in der Rubrik Downloads heruntergeladen werden. Den Spendern vielen Dank! Der Beitrag 1. Klausur (Hagen) vom 6.10.2025 + Lösungshinweis erschien zuerst auf kandidatentreff.de.

December Roundup
December 3, 2025 by The Yellow Sheet
Happy Holidays from the editors of the Informals blog! ❄️ Here’s everything you can look forward to this December… ⚖️CIPA Informals Survey (and prize draw!)Thank you to everyone who has already completed our survey! Time is running out to share your views on trainee life. The survey will remain open until Friday 12th December, so pleaseContinue […]
London Informal’s Social Thursday 4th December 2025
November 14, 2025 by The Yellow Sheet
We hope exams went well for everyone who sat them! To celebrate, we have planned a social at “Spots and Stripes” on Thursday 4th December between 18:00-21:00. Please see full details and the event link below: 🎱 Pool and darts📍 Spots and Stripes Pool Club, 64 Ewer St., London SE1 0NR🗓 Thursday 4th December 2025⌚️Continue […]