1. Andrew Dowling HL training coordinator
Professional Qualifications
Andrew Dowling HL training coordinator

2. Overview Qualification route Qualification timeline UK foundations
UK finals
Pre-EQE
EQEs
Support from HL

3. UK EP Qualification route UK Foundations UK Finals UK Qualified
Pre European Qualifying Examination (Pre-EQE)
European Qualifying Examinations (EQEs)
European Qualified

4. Qualification timeline
October 2017
UK Foundations
February 2019
Pre European Qualifying Examination (Pre-EQE)
October 2019
UK Finals
February 2020
European Qualifying Examinations (EQEs)

5. Registration timeline Your responsibility to register!
April 2017
Check for UK Foundations registration deadline (possibly August 2017)
April 2018
Check for Pre-EQE registration deadline (possibly June 2018)
(March or April edition)
April 2019
Check for UK Finals registration deadline (possibly August 2019)
Check for EQEs registration deadline (possibly September 2019)

6. UK Foundations FC1(P1) FC3(P5) FC5(P7) FC4(D&C) FC2(LAW)
Basic United Kingdom Patent Law and Procedure
FC1(P1)
Basic Overseas Patent Law and Procedure
FC3(P5)
Principles of Trademark Law
FC5(P7)
UK Designs and Copyright Law
FC4(D&C)
Basic English Law
FC2(LAW)

7. FD1(P2) FD2(P3) FD3(P4) FD4(P6) UK Finals Patent Practice
Drafting Patent Specifications
FD2(P3)
Amendment of Patent Specifications
FD3(P4)
Infringement and Validity of Patents
FD4(P6)

8. Pre-EQE
Legal questions
Claim analysis
Pre-EQE

9. A B C D EQEs Drafting (Electricity/Mechanics or Chemistry)
Official letter response (Electricity/Mechanics or Chemistry) B
Opposition C
Legal D

10. Exemptions
FD1 (P2) D
FD2 (P3) A
FD3 (P4) B
FD4 (P6) C

11. PEB Litigation certificate
Preparation
Unit 1
Litigation procedures
Unit 2
Evidence and ethics
Unit 3
Preparing the case
Unit 4
Making the submission
Unit 5
Written closed book exam
Oral examination

12. Foundations tutorials Pre-EQE tutorials UK finals tutorials
Support from HL
HL Academy
Starter Programme
Semester 2
Foundations tutorials
Pre-EQE tutorials
UK finals tutorials
EQE tutorials
External courses
JDD Foundations courses
epi Pre-EQE online training course
JDD UK finals courses
JDD EQE courses
+team support
+ peer support

13. Summary Four rounds of examinations Four years minimum
Comprehensive training and support
Questions?