Tag: preparing
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To many candidates, the EQE seems almost impossible, particularly for those who have forgotten what it is like to prepare for an exam like this. A good book to help you think about what you need to do [and how to do it] is: How to Pass Your Exams, by Mike Evans. There is also…
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This week, candidates receive the official EQE results, confirming the results published last week. Included is a marking sheet, showing the number of points per question. Candidates who unfortunately need to resit C and/or D will be trying to figure out how to do it differently in 2012. The marking sheets and the Examiner’s Reports…
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Always important on the EQE are the EPC member states. For any filings on or after 1 Oct 2010, Serbia will be designated. For filings < 1 Oct 2010, Serbia can only be approached via the extension system from an EP filing. More details here
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The annual EQE candidate survey is available here Although it is a long read, it does give useful comments on exam locations, hotels, books and courses people used, how they prepared, and comments for future candidates (page 117 onwards). There is no “golden” route that works for everybody – you have to find your own…
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Our distance learning package for the paper D legal part is now available here for EQE 2011. This unique course concept allows you to study the EPC/PCT whenever and wherever you want, but with the security and guidance of individual feedback, and a steady study and homework schedule to get you through the material. We…
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The provisional version of the Guidelines from December has now been finalized. It is available here. This should be the version that you will use for EQE 2011 – it is unlikely they will update it again this year. The notice below gives the changes compared to the last finalized version of April 2009. We…
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Please let me know if any of the posts helped you. Also if anything was wrong or misleading. Of course, you may want to wait for the results in August 😉 Enjoy the summer.
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I am not involved with the Exam Committee, so I have no inside information. I always do the D exam in the office as soon as possible after the exam, under exam conditions – books on paper, exam timing etc. This gives me a feeling for the difficulty and any unclear parts of the papers.…
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I get asked many times what I think will be on the D exam. Most of the questions and issues will be based upon the core of the EPC, which changes little. However, they also like to ask questions based on things that have been published and changed “recently”. These “recent changes” can be found…
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A great list and discussion of tips from last year can be found here To see my recommendations of which material to take to the exam, see here