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