I started this blog in 2020, while preparing for the EQE main exams. After passing all exams for the first time with flying colours, I started supporting other candidates on their EQE journey.
Since then, I tutored more than 275 candidates regularly (on a weekly basis), including people from prestigious companies such as the EPO, 3Shape, Accord Healthcare, Adidas, Appleyard Lees, ArcelorMittal, Ascendis Pharma, Atlas Copco, Barker Brettell, Bergenstråhle & Partners, Betten & Resch, Brann, Cantaluppi, Chemo Research, Clarke Modet, Cooley, df-mp, Finnegan, Fish & Richardson, Grünecker, Hepp Wenger Ryffel, Hoffmann Eitle, ISERN, Japan Tobacco International, Keltie, Knauf, Kolster, Kolster, Kuhnen & Wacker, Laine IP, Löwenstein Medical Technology, Maiwald, Nestle, NLO, Novo Nordisk, Onsagers, P&TS, Philip Morris International, Philips, Pirelli, Plasseraud IP, Ramboll, Roche, Schaeffler Technologies, Schneider Electric, tesa, thyssenkrupp, Umicore, Vossius, Zimmermann und Partner, ZBM
and held more than 530 meetings as an EQE tutor.
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Munich Meetup
The fifth Munich Meetup is coming on 11 July 2026! 🤩
More details and registration in the post.
London Meetup
The second Fillun event is coming to London! Come, join our small meetup in London on 2 May 2026.
Mock Paper D1/M2 exam
Great news! You can finally register for the Mock Paper D1/M2 exam! The live mock exam will take place on 15 February 2026.
The Mock Paper D1/M2 exam will have the same setup and schedule as your Paper D1 exam in 2026: D1-1 part including 3 questions for 25 marks altogether, and D1-2 part including 3 questions for 33 marks in total.
Today's date in all 6 questions is 3 March 2026, the date of Paper D 2025.
Come, join us and test your knowledge under time pressure!
Advent Calendar 2025 - Questions only
As part of Fillun’s 5th Advent calendar, PCT-related quiz questions were posted on LinkedIn on every day of December. If you didn’t follow it on LinkedIn, but would like to refresh PCT by answering the questions, you can find the questions in this post.
Advent Calendar 2025 - Answers
In this post you can find the answers to the EQE Advent calendar posts, quiz questions posted on LinkedIn (from 1 December 2025).
My printable materials
I have prepared a lot of tables, lists for myself for the EQE and I shared all of them here, on my blog with you, in different blog articles. To find them easier, I am sharing them again, in one place.
Feel free to print them all. If you found them useful, please consider donating (optional, of course:)).
If you have any feedback, I would be happy to hear them!
Notes from the Tutors’ meeting
The yearly Tutors' meeting took place on 16-17 October. In this post, I summarised the most important points based on my notes.
A full and detailed summary will be published in epi Information (edition 4/2025) in December.
Calendar for EQE 2026
In EQE 2026 again, no calendars will be provided with the examination papers. The basis for calculating time limits are the days on which the EPO filing offices are closed as published in the Official Journal.
I prepared the EQE calendars for you using OJ EPO 2025, A40.
Munich Meetup
The fourth Munich Meetup is coming! 🤩
This time we’re also celebrating Fillun’s 5th birthday. 🎉
More details and registration in the post.
Paper D basics
In this blog post, you can find all the information about Paper D: date, timing, which documents you can print, what to do in this exam and how the marks are awarded.
Paper C basics
In this blog post, you can find all the information about Paper C: date, timing, which documents you can print, what to do in this exam and how the marks are awarded.
Paper B basics
In this blog post, you can find all the information about Paper B: date, timing, which documents you can print, what to do in this exam and how the marks are awarded.
Paper A basics
In this blog post, you can find all the information about Paper A: date, timing, which documents you can print, what to do in this exam and how the marks are awarded.
A kind reader’s successful Paper F appeal
A very kind Fillun EQE Blog reader recently used our article on how to file an appeal to draft their own appeal regarding the recent F exam — and they won! 🥳
They reached out and generously offered to share their appeal (with personal details redacted), because the more information that’s out there, the more helpful it is for future candidates.
Open this post to download and read this Paper F appeal.
Free Q&A about main exam preparation
Are you taking any of the main exams in 2026?
With the upcoming transition to the new EQE format, I expect many candidates will aim to sit all four papers in 2026. To help you navigate this, I’m organising a free Q&A session focused on main exam preparation.
Join me on 11 July and ask anything you want to know about preparing for the main EQEs.
Open this post to register for the meeting.
PCT reference books
If you are preparing for the EPAC or EQE, you will definitely need an EPC and PCT reference book. In this post, I am listing the different PCT reference books I am aware of. I am also summarising their features, advantages and disadvantages.
EPC reference books
If you are preparing for the EPAC or EQE, you will definitely need an EPC and PCT reference book. In this post, I will list the different EPC reference books I am aware of. I am also summarising their features, advantages and disadvantages.
About Paper F
About the first Paper F exam…
… and announcing my Paper F study group for the next Paper F exam!
European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) courses
Newly qualified European Patent Attorneys can represent clients before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) if they have appropriate qualifications such as a European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC).
In this article, you can find a summary of the five accredited EPLC courses, including key details, advantages and some personal insights from attorneys who attended these courses.
Thank you very much Gabriele Honecker, Ignacio Lobato Holtmann, Riccardo Bellingacci and Michael Schagginger for contributing and supporting other young attorneys by sharing your experience!
Paper D 2025 - my experience as a benchmarker
I sat 2025 Paper D as benchmarker 4 years after my own Paper D exam.
In this post, I’m summarising my experience and opinion of this exam.
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