14 January 2013 - 16 January 2013

Part 2: 14 – 16 January 2013

The Training Programme on European Patent Law and Practice is an intensive two-part course for candidates who are preparing for the main papers (A, B, C and D) of the European Qualifying Examinations (EQE) to establish whether they have the requisite aptitude and knowledge to represent applicants before the European Patent Office (EPO). Part 1 of the Training Programme runs in September each year, with part 2 in January.

Part 2 can be taken as a separate course and recruitment for it is now open.

• Queen Mary, University of London, has been successfully running the EQE course for over twenty years.
• It is taught by practitioners who deal with the EPO on a daily basis and have a wealth of experience in training professionals within their own firms.
• The course reflects the practical nature of the examinations, with an emphasis on studying past papers of the EQE.
• The Training Programme includes talks by successful candidates who have recent experience of the examinations.

Part 2 (January)

• Monday 14 January 2013 - Papers A & B
• Tuesday 15 January 2013 – Papers C
• Wednesday 16 January 2013  – Paper D

Background

To qualify as a European patent attorney it is necessary to pass the European qualifying examination (EQE) administered by the European Patent Office (EPO). This examination has a pass rate of less than 50% and consists of four papers sat under exam conditions ranging from three to six hours per paper. The papers include three practical papers (drafting of patent specifications – paper A; amendment of patent specifications – paper B; opposing granted patents – paper C; and legal exam, sat in two papers European patent law – paper D).

Tutors

Dr Charles Harding, D. Young & Co.; Mr Gareth Fennell, Kilburn & Strode; Mr Richard Bassett, Potter Clarkson; Dr Gordon Wright, Elkington & Fife; Ms Margaret Mackett, Gevers Patents; Mr Christopher Revell, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK Limited.

Programme Academic Advisor: Professor Duncan Matthews, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London.