Tag: National Law
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Every year, WIPO produces a printable version of the complete PCT Applicants Guide, including annexes for 154 States, specifically for the Pre- and Main Exams. Their 31 Oct 2021 version can be found here. It is 2150 pages and much of it will never be required at the exam. Providing a digital version has a low…
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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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** 1 Jun 21: obsolete. See newer post from 3 Jun 2022. ** 20 Sep 20: updated to clarify differences with Pre-Exam, and to add new Guidelines cycle ** To remove one worry for candidates, answers for the Main Exam will be accepted based on legal texts valid on 31 Oct 2019 (official date for…
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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 not have English, French or German as their mother language. The papers are designed…
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For the D paper, it is important to have up-to-date details from the National Law 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 2019 (360 pages)…
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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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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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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)…
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For the exam, 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. The last version from Oct 2017 (355 pages) can be found here and can be…