In the first part of the paper, you will be provided with: - a letter from a client, - prior-art documents, - a description of the patent to be opposed and - a number of its claims. How did it go? I am wondering what is the purpose and the difference compared with the first survey? Depends on who you ask. Reply. A working group composed of EPO and epi representatives has been set up to work out the arrangements for next year's EQE. European Patent Office European Qualifying Examination (EQE) Support Desk. The EPO normally makes official copies available in the compendium in the week after the EQE. The European qualifying examination (EQE) 2021 is planned to be conducted online. Replies. The European qualifying examination (EQE) 2021 is planned to be conducted online. Along with the summons the EPO indicated that the amended claims of W-EP appear to be novel and inventive over the PUPPY-PRESS article; o as discussed above, that is correct: we need to enter with HP-PCT to be able to successfully attack the claim to S+O; Summary: The EPO’s e-EQE was a complete and utter disaster; but in an act of overt revisionism (i.e. Reply. The Examination Committees have 5 external people per exam, and the answers are used for Committee discussions. Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives - Supplementary publication 2 - Official Journal EPO 2019 (PDF, 336 KB) If you have questions about the EQE or the Regulation on the EQE, please get in touch with the Examination Secretariat of the European Patent Office THE OTHER week the EPO suffered a major blunder; the barely-tested and likely unlawful system was put in place to give an illusion of normality at the EPO. The EQE 2021's paper C will be split into two parts. EQE 2021 reference (3): EPO and PCT EPO as PCT authority Euro-PCT Guidelines PCT-EPO EPO-WIPO Agreement (status 31.10.2020 for EQE2021) Have you guys also received the invitation to participate in the second survey for EQE 2021 from EPO? ... e-EQE 2021 – A candidate’s experience 1 week ago EQE Blog - Fillun. According to the EPO’s public announcement on 8 March 2021, it was a huge success. This year, the epi were heavily involved behind the scenes, so they are also fully aware of all the issues. Pete Pollard February 17, 2021 at 9:20 AM. the usual from this administration) the EPO pretends everything went well, bar a minor glitch lasing a few minutes. For the first time ever, EQE was organised electronically in 2021. I made the exam at the same time as candidates as a bench marker. Replies. The EQE is organised jointly by the epi and EPO, so they are fully involved at all board levels and in all committees. A working group composed of EPO and epi representatives has been set up One part of the EPO is usually responsible for the giving the exam and collecting all the papers. Mariya Georgieva 20 March 2021 at 10:18. Delete. All candidates (nearly 4000) took the exam in their offices or homes according to their choice. Reply Delete. New EPC case law blog Yes, I received invitation for a second survey. EQE 2021 5 weeks ago 100 Most Cited EPO cases. Last week the EPO issued a summons to oral proceedings scheduled for October 2021.