Some firms will push their candidates to take both no matter what which is not sensible. There should be some discretion applied by the EPO but everyone will need to sit the exams once the corona virus goes away (hopefully soon). They knew this was an issue since January so EPO should constantly be in contact with CIPA. I would have to agree although its a disappointment. ( Through no fault of their own. As government policy is to ask over 70s to self-isolate for 16-20 weeks, this would mean that many in our profession will have to go and look after their loved ones. It has been handled poorly but it is done now.There's a post in this thread drawing an analogy to an exam centre burning down. It is disappointing but the right thing to do. Relying entirely on exams as we see in this situation has too much of a large impact on everyone. Cancellation of MARQUES Spring Meeting 2020. I'm actually exhausted but the main problem is I can't do those same papers again. Once the decision is settled, I hope an Appeal will be filed. The Main EQEs are a substantive qualifying exam, whereas the pre-EQE is just a barrier to take a further exam. Given the rate of increase, the reported numbers and observed numbers would be off by orders of magnitude by now if they were significantly underreporting. Only Pre-Olre establishments can use this functionality. Papers A, B, and C also require a great deal of preparation. its going to have knock-on effect especially for individuals taking them. CIPA/PEB has a duty to contribute to the national effort. 12 weeks may be slightly better but there is no way we are going to recover pre-coronavirus in 12 weeks. I suspect this is in large part the result of the situation in Italy though the rest of Europe may soon be as bad.An exam that has to be sat simultaneously across the continent is surprisingly vulnerable to this kind of thing. The burden on the markers is due to the unprepared people taking the Main Exam papers - there are people who get less than 25 marks, and these have to be marked by two people independently. If it is waived, this will probably happen again, burdening the markers with very poor efforts. Die Außenwirkung der deutschen Politik wird von Welle zu Welle immer schlechter. There are now genuine concerns about the spread of this virus and I don't think we should press ahead with examinations this year (also taking into the many months of preparation before October). Massive disruption to industry and firms. I think s/he is just saying that that would simply achieve the aim of treating all candidates equally. How about a brand new car? Just reading up on the WHO guidelines which state that there should be a 1m separation from people who show symptoms but there are reports of people may not show symptoms even if they are infected or in the far east, people who have symptoms that are so mild that they are not showing it outright. People are going to lose jobs, loved ones and have extreme financial/emotional burden. It is possible a lot of people in the discussion are either not patent attorneys, or do not realise (or remember) what qualification means or work for a good firm/company - but being qualified (nationally and especially before the EPO) brings the freedom that you can work independently - anywhere, for anybody. I also had to pay for my own training. Part of Bytes Media, Editors • About the Site • Comes vs. Microsoft • Using This Web Site • Site Archives • Credibility Index • OOXML • OpenDocument • Patents • Novell • News Digest • Site News • RSS. if so - give yourself a break, no point revising now for an exam 6 or 12 months down the line! If the situation doesn't improve in June, I think CIPA should call it off. I totally understand the economic impact it has on candidates but firms and businesses will be hit hard in the next few months. I'm not sure about July-August 2020. I'm more worried about my job over the next few months than exams. It will take a whole year to recover from this. I think it would be wise for CIPA/PEB to postpone the PEB exams this October. I can't see the main EQE being rescheduled this year. You can't expect someone to revise when potentially they might have an EQE rescheduled date later in the year. Calm down. Some people will have their preparation disrupted, and others will now have extra time to study (you are now being forced to make the social sacrifices that you would normally have to make when you study). What's New . "That is perhaps true. I don't understand why rescheduling D or the other papers is not treating candidates equally. not saying it's not unfortunate or frustrating but what an overstatement! If the EPO didn't already talk to the organisers before cancelling that's really poor management on their part.Agreed that it's just silly to call for the decision to be reversed though. the UK sitting it in March and e.g. It has a MASSIVE impact and many knock on effects.We must also bear in mind that candidates are taking a financial hit i.e. We expect no change to that. Export articles to Mendeley. Marking and moderating two papers in one year would be difficult. Sad as this news is, it is a great time for firms to show how much they care about their trainees. Any problems, please let the IPKat team know. Well, yeah, but most years there's a functioning vaccine for the seasonal flu that is given to vulnerable groups.Seriously folks: this is far, far worse than your usual cold. Of course - if the outbreak gets worse, who knows when it will end. 9-11 Uhr Di. I be surprised if any exams are going ahead this year. Given the odds I'm sure that many candidates, myself included, would be content to accept a risk of personal harm that appears no greater than many day-to-day risks, for the potential gain of several hundred hours of free-time next year and a hefty pay-increase this year.I can only presume from the tone of your comment that you are not one of those candidates who have just potentially lost hundreds of hours of time and thousands of pounds in salary? loss of earnings and have also wasted a lot of time preparation time. Surely it is better to have the exams take place as normally as possible - many people will be able to prepare, and some will be disrupted. Some will catch it, others will have more caring responsibilities during this crisis and unfortunately some will lose their loves one. Btw, I am one of those who will be affected career-wise and who has a small child to look after. do I not? But given the way the virus is spreading, it would have been irresponsible for them to hold the exams. The fact that CIPA weren't consulted on this is rather concerning. Allen v. Cooper - U.S. States Have Sovereign Immun... Book Review: Research Handbook on Art and Law. Those who would have failed, for example for a "slightly wrong amendment in paper B", would not qualify until after 2021 anyway. so NO. Work is gearing up to cope with potentially half of their work force. All the trainees in my firm have put in long hours of study for months on end, it's galling for the rug to be pulled out from under us. Trust me, I know. It's about the risks to others. The EPO’s e-EQE was a complete and utter disaster; but in an act of overt revisionism (i.e. This will end at some point, and life will have to go back to normal. EPFO services are now available on the UMANG (Unified Mobile APP for New Governance). I can see why it wants to issue a statement immediately saying that it is working to cancel the decision. Nobody wants to cancel the exams but I urge PEB to cancel the exams this year in October due to the current situation we are facing. This year’s European Qualifying Examinations have been cancelled by the Supervisory Board of the EQE. For some school state exams, they are talking about having desks spaced further apart, fewer people per room etc. totally agree Gilman Grundy - v few would want a coursework element introduced. I can't see postponement happening, it's not like the virus is going away any time soon and we've not reached the peak of the epidemic yet. Universities have cancelled their exams and are trying to find alternative ways of assessment. The President of The Community Plant Variety Offic... Are lemmings a threat to the Disney+ brand? Can we lobby the EPO to see if this can be done. 18 months is latest prediction. It must be fair for all candidates so exams. It is clear that this is going to go on for 4-6 months. Completely agree with this. After all, the exams take place every year so there is no excuse for poor communications on both sides. Pre-California statehood. It seems unlikely that the opposed positions of posters herein will become aligned. It would significantly ease worries of candidates if they announce it soon. just wait. Alaska’s Largest University. The EPO almost certainly have a back-up paper they could use with the exam centres which cannot go ahead with the exam whilst the ones that can would sit the original one. The current guidance is "business as usual" in Europe, other than in northern Italy. They are staffed by highly trained physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists who specialize in caring for critically ill patients. October possibly. The latter are not paid at all (BTW like all epi members engaged in the examination (as e.g. Pre-Market USA; Amerika; ... das Oberklassemodell EQE und das Luxus-E-Auto EQS auf den Markt. Beliebt bei Michael Braun. There is a collective responsibility too when it comes to pandemics. Ved stenging endte aksjen opp 3,95 prosent til en kurs på 5,32 kroner. Lack of course available during crucial revision period. Given the situation - I cannot see the exams will be rescheduled in June. So it has huge knock on effects. Except it's not the advice of governments. They should probably make a decision before registration is opened. I'm a partner at a fairly large UK firm and I can tell you that our partnership's immediate reaction was that, as far as was practical, we would not hold trainee's progression back (internal promotion and salary rise) because of this.I expect that other firms will do the same.The sad thing though is whatever I'd like to do for our trainees, not being able to take the EQEs this year *will* hold some people back, at least in the short term. This is the only reasonable decision. SLD.TLD 00a.london 00b.london 00c.london 00d.london 00e.london 00f.london 00g.london 00h.london 00i.london 00j.london 00k.london 00l.london 00m.london 00n.london ICUs are also distinguished from general hospital wards by … At this stage, CIPA has not received official confirmation of the cancellation and our plans to host the EQE in Walsall remain in place. Can the 2021 session still be arranged while the 2020 session is re-arranged? My view is that it should be called off this year. It would definitely help them logistically and I also think this is fair for the affected candidates this year who need to take Paper D. Paper D is probably the most amount of work. * Top Patent Blog poll 2009: 3rd out of 50 in the "Favourite Patent Blog" poll and 2nd out of 50 in the "Most-read" poll. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. If I were to guess, I'd say the chances of postponement are small. And you avoid them having to be pushed back and disrupting other exams. "This really gets to the heart of why the EPO has made the right decision here. "So the "personal cost" for me would be me or loved ones potentially dying of this disease"That isn't a personal cost resulting from the decision to cancel EQEs, that's a personal benefit to you from the decision. We are entering a long period of lock down and many of us will have to start looking out for each other and our older relatives. Light soaking is the pre-conditioning of a solar cell sample prior to device testing. It has been obvious that we are not going to enter a normal period for some time. You are dreaming if you think that candidates will be awarded marks or compensation based on an EQE registration only. What is all due care in stressful situations? Trainees are often in competition with other trainees, and only so many can stay. "Why does the EQE feel it has to take actions in excess of national governments? Useful comment or patronising Boomer? the uncertainty is making it very difficult to prepare now. EQE needs to trump national exams this year is my view. This may not be possible and exams for QMW or equivalent are cancelled. Trainees are now expected to fulfil other roles and not to concentrate on training. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. "At the same time, I can't see the Supervisory Board being okay with e.g. JDD courses are often run between May to Aug. More evidence as to why having an approach of coursework/exam mixture is good. Its a pretty rubbish statement from CIPA. most take the UKs before the EQEs anyway or will have planned to take them in october after the EQEs - can't see why this would have any impact, Would disagree with the statement that 'most' take the UKs before the EQEs - whilst that is the situation at some firms, a lot use entirely different approaches.For instance, I (and I know others too) did FD1/P2 last year, had planned to do PreEQE this year, no UKs this October to give maximum time to concentrate on Main EQEs next year, and then follow up with FD4/P6 in October 2021.If the EQE is cancelled this year, and I and my collegues have to sit the PreEQE next year, then that does have a knock-on effect (do I do UKs this year now?
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