Main Exam Paper M1 - EIPEF

Main Exam Paper M1 – EIPEF

The M1-paper of the new EQE is an entirely new paper without a clear equivalent in the classic EQE. Therefore, an entirely new course has been designed in order to prepare candidates for this paper.

The course builds on the knowledge and skills that candidates have developed with respect to EPC-substantive topics in their preparations for Part 2 of the Foundation Module. Knowledge of the main substantive topics will be refreshed and deepened, and candidates will be prepared for the new type of exam questions that requires a holistic insight into the European patent system. In addition, the basics of claim drafting from scratch, amending and defending claims and analysis and argumentation with respect to validity of claims will be discussed and practiced.

While still providing a theoretical framework where necessary, the course is focused on building practical skills with respect to analysis, argumentation and drafting. Cases and mock exams play a key role in the course programme.

This course is aimed at candidates who passed the Foundation Module of the EQE in 2025 and plan to take the M1-paper in 2026. We strongly advise candidates to prepare for papers M1 and M2 in the same year.

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Topics covered

Advanced novelty topics
Advanced inventive step topics
Substantive aspects of priority
Advanced amendments topics
Patentable subject-matter
Basic skills of claim drafting
Basic skills of amending and defending claims
Basic skills of analysis and argumentation with respect to validity of claims
General argumentation skills

Exercises

Topic-specific cases
Multi-topic cases
Mock exams

Materials

Book with presentations
Cases and mocks with model solutions
Discount on Topic-Related Index book

Course fee

Course fee for Main Exam Paper M1 – EIPEF: € 3,885

Registration fee and VAT information

An administrative fee of € 125 is charged for every booking. If more than one course is booked at the same time, only one administrative fee will be charged
All fees are excluding 21% VAT

Course Schedule

This hybrid course consists of four full-day on-site sessions at the Aristo Meeting Center in Utrecht Lunetten, Netherlands, and five half-day online sessions. The provisional course schedule will be available soon.

When to register?

This course has limited participant slots. To ensure your place, we highly recommend registering as early as possible.

This course includes the shipment of physical materials to the meeting venue, please register at least one week before the course start date, provided that seats are still available. Late registrations may result in delayed delivery of course materials.