European Patent Office

D 0003/00 (Evaluation of merits of candidate's answer) of 03.05.2002

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ECLI:EP:BA:2002:D000300.20020503
Date of decision
3 May 2002
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D 0003/00
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English
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Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Headnote

Headnote: As regards the evaluation of the merits of a candidate's answer to an examination paper a candidate is not per se entitled to claim for each answer to a sub-question or sub-element of an examination paper the highest mark awarded by one of the examiners whenever the two committee members (examiners) who have marked the answer in accordance with Article 8(b) REE differ in their marking of such a sub-question or sub-element (point 3. of the reasons).

Relevant legal provisions
Regulation on the European qualifying examination Art 27(1)Regulation on the European qualifying examination Art 8(b)Regulation on the European qualifying examination Art 8(c)Regulation on the European qualifying examination R 4(2)
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European Qualifying Examination
Merits of a candidate's answer
Not per se highest number of sub-marks
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.