Tag: EPO


  • EQE complaint forms

    Submit ANY complaints before the end of the day in which the exam took place. The official complaint forms are difficult to find: Go to Official EPO EQE page, and scroll down to “EQE online”

  • Indexed: PCT App. Guides / EPC Guidelines / UP Guide

    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…

  • Who can afford an in-person EQE ?

    There are a lot of people arguing that we should go back to the in-person exam. But that can only happen if some organisation is willing to organise it and/or pay for the organisation. The EPC is silent about who should bear the costs for the EQE, so it has been a struggle between the…

  • New e-EQE has major improvements

    By DALL·E, OpenAI The EPO and epi recently published their extensive proposals for the new e-EQE, including mock exams to get a better feel for the changes. It will be a major improvement for candidates, but it will also depend on how the modules will be made. IP.appify Blog: New e-EQE has major improvements

  • New e-EQE has major improvements

    epi & EPO recently published their extensive proposals for the new e-EQE, including mock exams for tutors and students to get a better feel for the changes. The epi also held webinars with additional details. It will be a major improvement for candidates 👍, but it will also depend on how the modules will be made.…

  • Indexed EPO-EPC Guidelines (Mar 22) & Unitary Patent now available to order (EN)

    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…

  • PCT update – May 2022

    This is a monthly snapshot of the most important PCT-related changes – we include a full list of future changes, together with selected recent changes that are important for daily practice. The changes of 1 Jul 22 will be included in the Sept. 2022 edition of PCT.App. Some treaty accessions were announced and e-PCT now…

  • PCT update – Apr 2022

    As part of our updating process, we regular monitor the WIPO and EPO websites. See below for the most important PCT-related changes that we are currently aware of. The changes of 1 Jul 22 will be included in the Sept. 2022 edition of PCT.App. The main themes in 2022 are the “big bang” change to…

  • EPO as a PCT Authority collects and organises the implementation details when the EPO operates under PCT It covers PCT filing (RO), search (ISA, SISA), and examination (IPEA) before the EPO. It also covers PCT-Direct, Supplementary PCT Search, regional entry into the European phase (DO/EO), and formalities after EP entry. It is useful for daily practice…

  • It was confirmed during the online EQE Tutor’s Meeting in Oct 21 that access to www.epo.org will again be available during e-EQE 2022. Answers will again be accepted based upon texts accessible from www.epo.org which were valid on 31 Oct 2021, or valid on the day of the exam.  It was also confirmed that NO DIGITAL…