European Agent Qualification Examination

The 2023 China Patent Agent Examination will be completed on July 1-2, 2023 in 33 mainland cities including Beijing and Tianjin and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Patent agent qualification examinations are also in progress in various countries around the world. Today, the code on this page will take you to know about the agent examination in Europe.

This year's European Agent Qualification Examination was held from March 6 to 13, 2023. A total of 2,148 people from 58 countries participated, nearly 40% of whom were women. Each candidate needs to take four test papers plus one pre-exam paper. The test lasts a total of 24 hours. The test papers are available in three versions: German, English and French.

Since the launch of digital EQE by EPO in 2021, candidates can complete electronic test papers anywhere. As in previous years, a large team of invigilators will oversee the 2023 exams and answer candidates' questions, who also benefit from recent technology improvements to the secure digital exam environment and three levels of support. And can be tailored to suit any special needs. Answer sheets will be evaluated by 300 members of the European Bureau's Joint Examination Committee.

EQE is the highest quality mark for the European patent system, the patent attorney profession and all those who pass the exam, including many EPO examiners. Since EPO-epi established EQE, EQE is currently in an important stage of development. To adapt to the rapidly changing digital environment, the new EQE will retain a large amount of professional examination content accumulated over the past four decades and will simultaneously reflect modern working conditions and assessment methods.