As for paper A - it was a tricky paper too. Das Basismittel ist mit einer Anordnung von Abflusslöchern versehen, wodurch Feuchtigkeit aus dem Behälter abfließen kann." EQE. e-EQE – “room for improvement”. So, I handed-in D2 5 seconds before the end to negate the auto-hand-in. Established in 1979, it is widely regarded as one of the most demanding professional examinations having been passed by more than 10 000 candidates already. There seems to be a major issue when everyone hands in at the same time. They then had to fit the existing exams into that system and set everything else up. Headlines. e-EQE 2021 - emails from candidates to EQE Secretariat will be forwarded to the Examination Board. Paper B e-EQE 2021: The jury is still out. These courses, which all use proprietary high-quality material, take place from September 2021 to January 2022. This is just a summary of my EQE experience and probably also the last post regarding EQE 2021. I'm thinking of booking at early slot next year at 2022. Februar 2021 Zsofia Pintz. Candidates are advised that the document may … If the argumentation is considered reasonable, you will still get some marks.Yes, method claims are mostly marked separate. Ab 1. Photo by Varun Gaba on Unsplash. Yesterday, after the widespread problems D1-Part 1, the Examination Board issued a very clear unambiguous commitment to ease candidates minds: Could not submit because of "connection error". I share my comments below (clock on "Read more"). One does hope so this year.As an example, I had no time to fully deal with the amendments section in paper B yesterday. Mitteilung des Prüfungssekretariats zur Durchführung der EEP 2021; Mitteilung der Prüfungskommission zu Aufgabe D1.1; Vorprüfung - neue Anweisungen und neues Bewertungsschema That did throw me off. This is just a summary of my EQE experience and probably also the last post regarding EQE 2021. Some problems accessing papers for printing before the exam (the links do not appear), so some candidates could only read the pages online during the exam. This is just a summary of my EQE experience and probably also the last post regarding EQE 2021. This is only a 3.5 hour exam, so every delay of a few minutes is critical.They also promised to adapt it to the online format. Didn't experience problems. It really wasn't doable.I ended up having to skip the last claim 6 and just trusted client's amendments because I simply had no time left to deal with CII claim. When preparing for the EQE, it is very useful to prepare your own templates, so that you can save time during the exam and do not need to think about the wording or the parts that you have to mention. It is very harsh. The transition to the new e-EQE began with a market study aimed at identifying the product which best. epi is actively participating in the project to provide an e-EQE in 2021. meets EQE requirements. (see e-EQE webpage) Today, 2 February 2021, Paper D of Mock 2 was organized, using the Wiseflow platform which will be used for the e-EQE 2021 in the week of 1-5 March 2021. I think D2 confused me as well by saying the columns are filled with ions and hence I thought there were no gaps. I think there was also some issues with paper A too with conflicting, conflating and confusing statements in paper A. I don't see any negative side. EQE. It is not clear how widespread it is, but it is advisable to check (while you remember) whether it is complete after the exam. These papers this year have been bloody difficult. I think there is going to be a very low pass rate this year (perhaps it is their intention to do so). ... Another example of this in the EPO’s move towards a more digital world is the recent e-EQE. Readers are of course welcome to submit their comments on the New Normal to the EPO by the deadline of 16 April 2021. I wasn't the only one though. I think its grossly outside the remit of paper B. The screenshots below are all from Mock 1; the observations and recommendation are derived from Mock 1. This does bring another issue, would those in electronics be at an advantage today as they clearly deal with these claims all the time. Could have some multiple choice, some long.ME: keep A and D2 (could also add infringement to D2)ME: B is a ridiculous paper, with a client giving you claims. Noch ohne Preis: Mercedes EQE (2021) auch als SUV. The European qualifying examination and its aims, syllabus, languages; passing the examination. Even if it was done on paper, I think papers A or B would be the most difficult papers by far so far. vor 21 Tagen. Yesterday was the e-EQE A Exam. I have not done A or B, but I saw some of the comments. But that can be an advantage as they will have to take different interpretations into account in the marking. I have never known an exam board that really messes with peoples careers or mental state as much as the EPO have this year with the EQE. PATEUM Lösungen zur Pre-EQE 2021 – eqe.pateum. The organisation this year has been well under par, we'd expect more from the EPO and EQE organisers.That said, you've been a tremendous help and support to candidatws during this tough period, kudos to you, very much appreciated my end. ... (if they have previously obtained the EQE … Although the Covid-19/Corona crisis is across Europe and the whole world, we are thinking ahead and of candidates preparing for the EQE 2021. 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. Hopefully the epi will be supportive. it also seemed quite confusing to those who EN. They don't seem to care about the knock on effects their incompetence has on candidates - it is not right and seriously needs to be discussed this year as a key point when epi and EPO members have open discussions. I. They then have to decide how to use that - some things may be more generally taken into account. Didn't feel like it was appropriately adjusted. I panicked, but it worked after refresh. I have not gone through A or B yet, but in general they do not try and confuse you.A is supposed to a letter from a client, so there is often confusion about what to do with the statements. Dates of the 2021 exams o Monday 1st March 2021: the Pre-examination. Thanks for comforting many of us candidates especially this year. There is no confidence in the EPO anymore, their treatment of candidates is beyond a joke in my opinion. Free EQE Webinar Series 2021 Materials. An e-EQE task force was set up, along with a working group consisting of EPO staf f and epi members to. Could it be raised with the administrative council? Thx! They have also spent the last few years expanding the Guidelines on it.But they should have providing some guidance in the paper.Try to be positive - no one know where the marks will be awarded and which solutions will be accepted, not even the Committees. And also realise that the exams take something like 1.5 years to complete and be fine tuned (not full-time - most of them are volunteers). As an emails need to be sent very quickly, and most candidates are pretty tired after the exam, I worked with Preston Richard (Bardehle Pagenberg) to make a. Helping you pass the European Qualifying Exam (EQE) Thursday, March 4, 2021. e-EQE - A 2021 (EN & DE): copy to try yourself, few technical problems. Kandidaten. Mitteilung des Prüfungssekretariats; EEP 2021 – Wichtige Informationen. Zsofia Pintz 3/4/21 Zsofia Pintz 3/4/21. The EQE 2021's paper C will be split into two parts. epi supports e-EQE in 2021. The level of difficulty of the EQE exam by far surpasses the knowledge and skills that are required for a patent attorney to be fit for practice in real life. It is not just candidates that are affected, it is also their families too.2021 - one of the most shocking EQE years if not the most shocking to date and doubtful will be the last. The 2021 edition of this preeminent work – the only regularly updated authoritative article-by-article commentary in English on the European Patent Convention (EPC), its implementing regulations, and associated case law provides the complete text of the law annotated with commentary and expert guidance on the interpretation of each paragraph. [Updated 04.03.2021 9:00:] We compiled a complete version of the D 2021 paper (both D1 parts, the DII part and the calendars): it is available here. The compendium contains past examination papers in the three official languages, the markers' reports and examples of successful candidates' answers. Our attempt at e-EQE Paper A 2021 - Coated engine components Here is our quick first attempt at the claims (ignoring formal aspects). In Part II of EQE Paper D, you’ll have to draft a legal opinion following an inquiry from a client. Kandidaten. Hi Pete,would you recommend to complain about several mistakes in paper B of today? Ok thanks Pete, will do.As for issues in A, yes I think it was a tricky paper and not what we normally expect but it was still a doable paper. o Tuesday 2nd March 2020: Paper D. o Wednesday 3rd March 2020 Paper A (am) and Paper B (pm). It is true that they sometimes give you something ambiguous, but that is usually to force at least some argumentation.But there have been plenty of cases where phrases are read differently by different people, and that was unintentional. Main seminar. "Information on the schedule for the EQE 2021 examination papers" has been published in the EQE website yesterday at the end of the day. If enough people read it wrong or different, they may take it into account in the marking.They try to be as clear as possible, but they do sometimes choose phrases or words that are easier to translate. 3. EQE. CEIPI considers itself successful in providing candidates with a set of courses adapted to the EQE, increasing their chances of success. Thursday, December 03, 2020 - EQE 2021, patent exams, patents, Rose Hughes The EPO has released the first detailed information for candidates on the arrangements for the online pre-EQE and EQE next year. Our EQE blogs will be open for your comments and opinions w.r.t. Update cycle for EPG is 1 Jan each year, available around 14 June. I had so much trouble about it during the mocks. My printable materials. Our EQE blogs will be open for your comments and opinions … This was really due to time pressures that I had to move on (I had a strict time schedule). But don't just copy everything and send it - it must be personalised to explain your situation and experiences. System message gets you nowhere as everything is greyed out. It is a professional qualification exam, so that is how it should be experienced.The EQE is organised jointly by the epi and EPO, so they are fully involved at all board levels and in all committees. My printable materials ... As you probably know, Paper DII is about analysing a complex patent situation and giving advice to a client. Rant over and apologies. Read More. Delta Patents. This post aims to look over the examination as a whole and highlight areas where there’s room to improve. D: I thought the D2 was doable within the 3 hrs, and I could see that there were fewer loose ends to worry about. The disciplinary boards only have a limited power, so how would one be able to raise the issue of the EQE being too difficult? Its a bit like having a chemical structure claim and asking electronics colleagues to amend it. The Annoucement includes a lot of detail. Taking into consideration the electronic format and the added stress of dealing with issues from the other others during the week - confidence zapped. I still ran out of time completely though.One of the biggest issue was the horrendous formatting issues of copying over amended claims to the text editor. Telephone enquiries: (+49 89) 2399 5155Fax: (+49-89) 2399 5140, Opening times: Mon, Wed-Fri 09.00-11.00 hrsTue 14.00-15:30 hrs. C paper for example, too many documents, one less document or one less claim (claim 6 was split in 3, which I missed). 2 (I have the german version only) "Die vorliegende Erfindung stellt einen Regenwurm-Kompostierer zur Kompostierung organischen Abfalls bereit, der einen Behälter mit einem unteren Basismittel umfasst, das durch Seitenwände von einem sich nach oben öffnenden Abdeckungsmittel getrennt ist. Sure, you know the case law but you've never amended any claim like this before. EQE Paper D. In Part I of EQE Paper D, you are required to answer a set of legal questions. The examination papers will take place during that week at the same week days and times as the real examination, see here." Soo, it was adapted to the 50 marks. It should have been 4 hours in all reality considering the 4 prior art documents and 3 independent claims. Does seem it a bit harsh to offer zero marks where you can technically still amend or respond in R71(3) in the real world. Well, if you miss an essential feature, you still get marks for the independent claim They deduct a few marks, depending on how crucial it is (if you use the feature in your explanation of how the invention solves the problem, then it is essential). Today's B seems to actually be defective it needs to be noted, particularly since this year is the first using the new online type system. This year, the epi were heavily involved behind the scenes, so they are also fully aware of all the issues.However, it does no harm for people to raise the issues with the epi so that they receive more input. To a person where EN, FR or DE is not necessarily their native language, this is damaging. So the marking is based on the performance of many candidates. There was some extensive discussions yesterday on Delta Patents blog on Paper A as to whether the EPO intentionally added conflicting statements into paper A. Reference sings mentioned in the description were not present in the figures, reference sings in the fugures were not mentioned in the description, amendments were not indicated as amendments in the clients claims (not printed bold). Postal address: European Patent Office European Qualifiying Examination Examination Secretariat 80298 Munich Germany Für deren Richtigkeit wird keinerlei Haftung übernommen. The examination papers will take place during that week at the same week days and times as the real examination, see here." Also, do you think your method claims be marked separately from product claims. It seems that they have pushed it too far this year with these papers. Pete. 2. Applications must be submitted no later than 17 August 2020 via the web portal. Artikel. The client is the technical expert, and all the technical statements are true. Go back to the old format. Paper B today was just a paper from hell. I know under exam conditions, you are prone to make more mistakes but these set of papers have brought out the worse. It indicates that: "The EQE 2021 exam schedule is now available. EQE Blog — Fillun. Some parts printable I decided it was better to move on to other sections and argue or provide basis why some of the client amendments work, so hopefully clawed back some marks for skipping over amendment section. Group rules: no discussions of ways to cheat, no exchanges of large sections of copyrighted materials (excerpts, annotated examples, WIPO/EPO docs etc. Delta Patents. This is just a summary of my EQE experience and probably also the last post regarding EQE 2021. As papers A and B have been moved to be aimed at both chemists and non-chemist's, it did seem to be more in favour of the non-chemist.It takes a chemist so much more time to understand what is going on simply because they are not used to reading such claim. That's the problem with reading things online. There's a reason why we pass some specialist applications to our colleagues. Delta Patents. Kandidaten. For most people, it is better not to discuss - you can't change your answer, no-one knows what the marking will be for particular answers (Main Exam) and sometimes more than one Pre-Exam answer is accepted. Computer-implemented claims which non-electronics person would not necessarily have any confidence in amending too. Off course they decided to completely change direction of this paper too which adds to the complexity. thanks Pete - problem with A is that if you omit a feature (that was confusing to me) e.g. vor 23 Tagen. The client's wishes and proposed amendments could scarcely be reconciled with the disclosure of the application as filed. Stress levels through the rough. Been such a tough year altogether. Using the new possibilities, better define the content to be tested and make sure it is relevant to daily work. EPO. To support the e-EQE Working Group, epi has set up a Digitalisation Support Group comprising members with different experiences. Refreshing only the flow page (where the download links are visible) is not enough. Yes, its CII could be deemed as more relevant but as a non-electronic person, I wouldn't feel confident amending claims without checking it with a colleague in the field. This year’s paper B was very difficult. Engine component (10, 20) for use in gas turbine engines, comprising a superalloy substrate (11, 21) coated with a ceramic oxide layer (13, 23), the ceramic oxide layer … 05.14.2021. Salted Patent. But if the claims are not novel, they consider that as very serious. AUTO BILD zeigt im Video, wie der EQE aussehen könnte. Apparently, WISEflow and LockDown Browser was the only suitable solution available. EPO switching in 2021 to 1 Mar cycle for GL/PCT-EPO and GL/EPO. If it is a dependent claim, you get some of the deduction back.For a claim that's not novel, you get zero marks. (see e-EQE webpage) Today , 3 February 2021, Paper A of Mock 2 was organized , using the Wiseflow platform which will be used for the e-EQE 2021 in the week of 1-5 March 2021 . Never like this during the mocks. If the distinguishing feature is one of your dependent claims, would you at least claw some marks back for it as a dependent claim. The Examination Board guarantees that the marking process will be conducted so that no candidate will be disadvantaged because of that. The examination papers will take place during that week at the same week days and times as the real examination, see here." The main seminar preparing for the EQE 2021 will take place from 9 to 13 November 2020 in Strasbourg. Yes - all those aspects can be complained about. vor 22 Tagen. I probably shouldn't post this, but who knows how many will read it ;) I had problems handing in D1-2. Some mistakes are not forgiven (or heavily marked down), but many others are considered acceptable and get equal (or almost equal) marks. Mock 2's Paper A (3 Feb 2021) "To allow candidates to test the system also close to the real examination conditions, a second mock (Mock 2) is planned for the week of 1 to 5 February 2021. An e-EQE Working Group composed of EPO and epi representatives is actively working out the necessary arrangements. Für den Mercedes EQE (2021) erwarten wir verschiedene Leistungsstufen und Batteriegrößen. Then there's oral disclosure, internet disclosure to deal with + 3 independent claims.I'm dreading what is going to come up on Paper C.All of this adds to the fact that the papers didn't seemed to be properly checked or adjusted to the online. This part will be worth 50 points in 2021. It was the same for paper B in that the current format simply does not work well online. helpdesk@eqe.org. Not feeling great any of them so far this week. Possibly combine with A.ME: C - cut in half (there is so much repetition in the attacks!) Helpdesk answer: ".. participant’s computer has changed its external IP addresses from when they last refreshed the page in WISEflow (flow overview)". 15 March 2021 : Opening of applications for the Master of Laws 2 (L.LM Equivalent) - Academic year 2021/2022. Likewise, there is an argument that they wouldn't just amend chemical structure claims without checking with a chemists. But from the message I have seen, if you contact the helpdesk, they will sort it out.But make sure you check your answer to see if it is complete.Also handing in a couple of minutes earlier may be advisable if you really have finished. I am in favour of online exams but its clear current format of B doesn't work well. oversee and support progress. The papers so far have been pretty hardcore. Thanks for the kind words :-)Yes - complain about anything that affected you, and that includes any mistakes and ambiguities in the paper. 17 March 2021 : Enrolment to the general law classes - Accelerated tuition in Patents 2021-2022. (We expect that they will be made available in all 3 official EPO languages on the EQE webpages, Compendium, D at the end of this week or next week). Some over on Delta patents think it was a deliberate act by the EPO to make it confusing/conflicting. I had to move on to basis/clarity/novelty/inventive step and even then it was very rushed job.