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• How do I get the Compendium?
• Where do I find details of the EPO's bank accounts?
• Where do I find the EQE enrolment form?
• When re-enrolling, do I have to file my diplomas and certificates again?
• If enrolling for the second time, what do I have to pay?
• When sitting the second module, can I also retake a first-module paper I failed?
• Where do I find the list of references to landmark decisions?
• Up to when can I withdraw from the EQE and still get a refund?
• If I withdraw after that date, can I get a refund if I file a medical certificate?
• When are the results published?
• How can I become a member of an Examination Committee?
  

How do I get the Compendium?
A paper version (until edition 2005) can be ordered from the European Patent Office in Vienna
Rennweg 12
Postfach 90
A-1031 Vienna
fax +43-1-52126 3591
An electronic version is available online.
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Where do I find details of the EPO's bank accounts?
At the back of each OJ. Alternatively, on the EPO's Costs and fees page.
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Where do I find the EQE enrolment form?
In issue 3 of of the Official Journal 2008. The editable forms are available online.
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When re-enrolling, do I have to file my diplomas and certificates again?
No, all documents filed stay in your personal file.
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If enrolling for the second time, what do I have to pay?
The fees for the EQE (see Article 19(1) REE: Schedule of fees and costs of the EPO (effective as from 1 April 2008), p. 7, point 12.1):

The basic fee is EUR 450.
50 % of the basic fee for one or two examination papers (225 EUR)
75 % of the basic fee for three examination papers (337. 50 EUR)
100 % of the basic fee for all four examination papers (first time sitting the examination in full, 450 EUR)
150 % of the basic fee for all four examination papers (second time sitting the examination in full, 675 EUR)
200 % of the basic fee for all four examination papers (as from the third time sitting the examination in full, 900 EUR)

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When sitting the second module, can I also retake a first-module paper I failed?
No, you have to take the second module (Papers C and D) before you can resit any failed Paper A or B. You may however sit all four papers, in which case your earlier Paper A and B results are overwritten.
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Where do I find the list of references to landmark decisions?
In the third OJ issue for the year preceding the EQE (hard copy or Internet).
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Up to when can I withdraw from the EQE and still get a refund?
Until 22 September 2008. No refunds will be made for a withdrawal after that date. The refund is the fee you have paid, minus 25% of the basic fee.
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If I withdraw after that date, can I get a refund if I file a medical certificate?
No.
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When are the results published?
The results are normally available on the Internet a few days after the Examination Board meeting, at the earliest beginning of August. Each candidate is given a personal ID code and number enabling him to find out his results. The result letters are sent out to candidates later.
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How can I become a member of an Examination Committee?
To apply, please fill in this form (PDF, 52 KB) and send it to the Examination Secretariat.
Employees of the European Patent Office are requested to contact Ms Ternbach directly.
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