REPRESENTATION
European qualifying examination
European qualifying examination 1995
1. Notice from the Examination Secretariat
1.1 Conduct of the 1995 examination
At its meeting on 12 October 1994, the Examination Board decided on a number of changes concerning the conduct of the 1995 examination.
The details are as follows:
1.2 The time given for preparing the answer to the prescribed Part I and Part II of Paper D will be separated into two sessions:
- Part I, duration 2 1/4 hours, will be held on the first day in the morning. It will comprise questions directed to the candidate's legal knowledge. A maximum of 45 marks will be awarded.
- Part II, duration 3 hours, will be held on the first day in the afternoon. This part will comprise an enquiry from a client. A maximum of 55 marks will be awarded.
1.3 Each candidate will be given a number, at the latest on the first day of the examination, and is to enter that number on each page of his/her answers.
1.4 The Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of the examination (OJ EPO 1994, 249) and the Instructions to candidates for preparing their answers (OJ EPO 1994, 252) will be adapted accordingly.
2. Compendium of the papers of the European qualifying examination
2.1 Compendium 1994
The European Patent Office is to publish the 1994 edition of the annual Compendium. It will be published with the aim of providing candidates and their tutors with a good basis for training. It will be available from mid-December 1994.
The 1994 Compendium, like the 1993 edition, will consist of four booklets which may be ordered together or separately:
- Papers A & B Chemistry
- Papers A & B Electricity/Mechanics
- Paper C
- Paper D
Each booklet contains the paper(s) from the 1994 European qualifying examination, the examiners' reports in the original language and examples of answers written by candidates again in the three official languages.
The booklets cost DEM 22 each including postage and packing in Europe, or DEM 20 outside Europe excluding postage and packing.
2.2 Compendium 1993
The Compendium 1993 remains free of charge.
2.3 Compendium 1990-1992
The European Patent Office is also publishing a compendium of the years 1990 to 1992.
This special edition will comprise six volumes:
- Papers A Chemistry
- Papers B Chemistry
- Papers A Electricity/Mechanics
- Papers B Electricity/Mechanics
- Papers C
- Papers D
Each volume will contain the papers for each of the three years in the three official languages, the examiners' reports and candidates' answers. They may be ordered together or separately.
This special edition will be available from mid-January 1995.
Each volume costs DEM 45 including postage and packing in Europe, or DEM 40 outside Europe excluding postage and packing.
All publications can be ordered from the European Patent Office's sub-office in Vienna using the attached order form.
2.4 Papers from earlier years
Copies of pre-1990 European qualifying examination papers can be obtained from the European Patent Office's library, Erhardtstrasse 27, D-80331 Munich. The photocopying fees are DEM 1.30 per page (copied by EPO staff) or DEM 0.50 (self-service), see Supplement to OJ EPO 9/1994, 10.