Publications
Developments in the Patentability of Computer Software and Business Method Inventions
Recent years have seen the patentability of software and business methods hotly debated, and not just in academic circles. With protests in the streets of
European Qualifying Examination (EQE)
In 2012, the EQE will have its first major change since the first examination in 1979. With effect from 2012 there will be a pre-examination which is designed to act as a filter to reduce the number of candidates sitting the full examination without sufficient preparation. The “main” examination in its new form will be held for the first time in 2013. Candidates must pass the pre-examination before being allowed to sit the main examination. The pre-examination may be taken after two years full-time training.