The Informals are happy to bring you a further update from the PEB regarding the October 2020 Qualifying Exams. The statement starts by re-confirming that the Qualifying Examinations will be held, as timetabled, in October. The PEB say the examinations will be delivered online in the candidates’ homes with remote invigilation, to avoid the possibilityContinue reading “Further update from the PEB on the October 2020 Qualifying Exams”
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Buddy Available
This post is from our Informals Treasurer, Khushbu Solanki, and Sara Jane Paines. Have you joined the profession in the past year? CIPA and the Informals are working to offer a Buddy scheme in which you will be paired up with a more experienced trainee from a different organisation. The scheme has been designed forContinue reading “Buddy Available”
EPO cancels EQEs
This morning, the EQE Help Desk sent out an email to all candidates registered to take any EQEs informing them that the Supervisory Board of the European qualifying examination has decided, in line with the EPO’s precautionary measures, to cancel the EQE planned to take place 16-19 March 2020. The emails goes on to sayContinue reading “EPO cancels EQEs”
[Guest Post] – From Examiner to Patent Attorney
As a Patent Attorney it’s useful to be able to think like an examiner and doing so is easier if you’ve been one. I started my career at the UKIPO in Newport as a Patent Examiner, a role that required looking at both the technical and legal aspects of a patent application and comparing theContinue reading “[Guest Post] – From Examiner to Patent Attorney”
The Yellow Sheet 