Suggested list of books and other things to take to the Main & Pre-Exam - EQE 2015

Preparation
- Read through the rules regarding the conduct of the exam (page 27-35)
- See what candidates from last year said about the location where you are taking the exam
- Be well rested in the days before the exam - many D candidates sleep badly on the Monday night
- Take a suitcase with wheels
- After doing last years papers, look at the Tutors Report on thos papers to help with interpreting the EQE Compendium - epi infomation pages 138-145
- If necessary, look at some tips for reducing anxiety at the exam
- A good book on passing exams is "How To Pass Your Exams" by Mike Evans
- Be prepared to do the exams with a relatively small (possible as small as 60cm x 90cm) space. Normally, you can place books you don't need under the table.
- Look through the EQE Study Guide for other tips

General
- Photo identification (Passport or drivers license)
- several black or blue pens (we hear that gel-pens are preferred, but they can run out quickly)
- no electronic devices: only a wrist watch with an analogue display (and without any additional options) is allowed on your desk during the exam.
- correction roller
- highlighters for use when reading the exam paper (don't use blue on anything that will be handed in as it will not copy well)
- Pre-Exam only: 1-2 black medium soft HB pencils + suitable eraser + pencil sharpener



- for A/B papers, if you want to cut and paste parts of the exam paper into your answer: scissors and a glue stick or silent permanent glue roller
- bulldog clips to hold keep parts of the exam or your answer together (stapler can be noisy)

- Food, snacks, drinks: there is no official break in the D and C papers
- Paracetemol [acetaminophen]: to relieve pains or swollen fingers after writing for several hours

Legal: versions valid on 31 December 2014
- your favourite EPC reference book, with tabs and own notes
+ updated where necessary for the EPC & PCT legal changes in 2014
- National law relating to the EPC - Sept 2013
+ Table IV updated with the information regarding the London Agreement - status and key points
- ADA = arrangements for deposit accounts - Supplement 4 - OJ EPO 2014
- Guidelines for Examination in the EPO: either Sept 2014 version, or Sept 2013 version updated with changes
- Headnotes to relevant G decisions (if not in your EPC reference book) - either the Jan 2012 version here + updated with the decisions of last two years, or the up to date version
(Note that the D committee does not ask questions on pending referrals to the Enlarged Board)
- EPC RFG form and notes
- Important notices from the Official Journal in 2013 & 2014

- your favourite PCT reference book, with tabs and own notes

- Printable Applicants Guide: DeltaPatents Dec 2014 (850 pages)
(which includes the PCT Request form and the EPO entry Form 1200)
- Important notices from the PCT Newsletter in 2013 & 2014
- Guide for Applicants - Euro-PCT - Jan 2014

-Paris Convention (Articles 1 - 5quater and Article 11) [usually in EPC reference book]

- Some basic information on the US and JP patent systems - May 2014

Other books (you decide based upon your experience answering exam questions during your preparation)
- English/German/French <=> own language dictionary
- EPC Case Law Book - Sept 2013 (but all the case law you need to answer the questions should be in the EPO Guidelines)

Do not take:
- Your own calendars with EPO holidays
- Legal reference books that you have never used before (practice finding things in them)
- Only hand-in materials written at the exam on Main Exam EQE paper, or the Pre-Exam answer sheet (no pre-prepared materials)

Other lists of things to take you could consult:
- IPKat
- EQE Forum "Questions about Exam Procedure'


Good luck !