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    Article 15

    Citation: OJ EPO 2026, A15

    Online publication date: 27.2.2026

    EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

    Representation

    Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination

    Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2027 - Dates of the examination and deadlines for enrolment

    Candidates who wish to enrol for the examination for the first time must register by 31 May 2026 at the latest.

    1. Date of the foundation paper F and enrolment deadline

    The foundation paper F will be held on 1 March 2027.

    Registered candidates may enrol for paper F from 8 April until 30 September 2026.

    1. Dates of the main examination and enrolment deadline

    The main examination will be held on the following dates:

    2 March 2027 – Paper M1

    4 March 2027 – Paper M2

    8 and 9 March 20271 – Paper M3

    11 March 2027 – Paper M4

    Registered candidates may enrol for the main examination from 7 July until 30 September 2026.

    All further relevant information is published on the European qualifying examination website (epo.org/eqe).


    1. 1 The distribution of the three parts of M3 over the two examination days will be communicated at a later stage.

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