Tag: C Exam
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I sat the paper under exam conditions in Munich as a bench marker to give the examination committees some materials for their marking discussion. If you want to try the paper yourself, here are the compendium copies in English, French & German. This paper was much more manageable than last year – it was possible…
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I am happy to have been picked again to “guinea-pig” the EQE papers on behalf of the epi. I will be doing all the papers again – A, B, C and D. Although we are called “bench markers”, we do not calibrate the exam or set a base level. The Examination Committees and markers rely…
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In October, the EPO & epi arrange an annual meeting of EQE Tutors and members of the EQE Committees (EC’s). Information & views are exchanged to help Tutors prepare Candidates for future exams, and to influence how future exams are made and marked. It is a good opportunity to learn about how each paper is…
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The results for the EQE Main Exam 2018 are here. Congratulations if you passed at least something – none of the papers are easy, especially when you take into account the stress. There were many comments in the Candidate’s survey this year that the extra 30 minutes seems to have been cancelled out by the increased…
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Today I did paper C. If you want to look, here are official copies of the paper. It felt very long, and it turns out it was 7 pages longer than 2017. Most of the people I talked to had issues getting through everything, and the inventive step seemed very complicated to sort out. Almost…
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Every year, the Examination Committees rely on papers from “benchmarkers” to help fine-tune the marking. These papers are made by people who have already passed the EQE, and ideally they are looking for people who can get around 50 points. The benchmarkers take the exam at the same time as everybody else under the same…
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The Examination Committe’s have published their Examiners’ reports containing a good “possible solution”, some alternatives and comments on how the papers was actually answered by candidates. A: Report, B: Report, C: Report, D: Report If you unfortunately didn’t pass, you should be able to get some idea what you missed using your marking sheet (which is sent by…
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The EPO has published the results for the EQE Main Exam 2017 here. Congratulations to all those who passed at least something – none of the papers are easy, especially when you take into account the stress. The missing scores at 43, 44, 49, 50 are due to the extra check that is done –…
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The EQE is hard enough in your own language, but doing it in a foreign language makes it extra difficult. The EPO has announced that they will be offering language training in English, French and German to future EQE candidates. This is a great idea, and should help a lot of those who struggle with…
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If you want to, you can look at the proposed solutions from DeltaPatents: Pre-Exam Main Exam – C paper Main Exam – D paper Remember: DeltaPatents does not know everything these are not full answers (you should have written much more on the Main Exam) the Examination Committees decide ultimately where the points are awarded…