Updates on EPC, PCT, EPO case law and the e-EQE

Up-to-date exam calendars can be downloaded with the link. Please pass on quickly to any EPAC candidates – the exam is on 12 Oct 2023. With a summary about the 10-d rule changes which are likely to be tested.

A big advantage of our online references is that they are automatically updated without disturbing your own notes. Any errors can be corrected immediately, and legal changes can be incorporated regularly.

This year, there have been no major legal updates in PCT, and very few significant updates in the guidelines and applicants guides.

EQE candidates: influence the online exams in 2024 by giving direct feedback to the epi about your problems with Paper C in 2021, 2022 or 2023. We need as many responses as possible – please fill it in, even if you passed, and forward to all the candidates that you know.

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Tuesday was the e-EQE D Exam (D1-1: 0930-1105 CET – 95 mins, D1-2: 1135-1315 CET – 100 mins, D2: 1400-1645 CET – 165 mins). If you want to try yourself, see here for three files in English: D1-1 (2023), D1-2 (2023) and D2 (2023). The text was extracted from my answers (sorry,