Main Exam Questions for Paper M2

This book is for candidates preparing for the Main Exam of the European Qualifying Examination (EQE). The EQE 2027 version of this book now includes more than 630 fully updated legal and exam-style questions directed to the EPC, PCT, the Unitary Patent and core provisions of the UPC. About 215 of these questions are selected as the minimum number that candidates should practice. By doing these questions, students practice questions similar to actual EQE ones, where two or three legal concepts need to be applied to a complicated set of facts. Points are given for each question to support time management and methodology practice.
 
Approximately 150 of these questions have been adapted from previous DI Exam Papers. As candidates should practice recent past (complete) EQE papers as part of their preparation, DI questions from 2017 – 2023 have been largely avoided; however, some questions were included from the 2024 paper due to their relevance and style.
 
The Study Guide and Questions and Answers in this book are updated for EQE 2027 to reflect the legal situation on 31 October 2026 (Rules 2 and 22 IPREE) using the information that was available on 1 August 2026. This edition has thus been updated to comply with the “Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office” and the “Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority” of April 2026 and, as every year, for legal changes in the EPC and PCT, new information in the Official Journal and the PCT Newsletter, published decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and any landmark decisions by the Boards of Appeal, as well as the updated versions of the National
Law Tables, the PCT Applicant’s Guide and the Euro-PCT Guide and developments relating to the Unitary Patent and the UPC.
 
If any significant legal changes are published after this book has been printed or mistakes in the books are detected, an addendum will be made available on the DeltaPatents website www.deltapatents.com.