C-book

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This practical guide assists candidates in tackling the challenging opposition paper C of the European Qualifying Examination (EQE). It offers valuable insights for qualified European patent attorneys on writing and defending against oppositions, focusing on EPO document analysis and strategies for drafting novelty and inventive step objections. Key issues addressed include time management, claim and document analysis, selecting appropriate attacks, and the necessary argumentation for the notice of opposition, utilizing two methodologies: the traditional claim feature table and the "CEIPI" method, which involves detailed written analysis of each claim. The latter has evolved to better suit paper C. Subsequent chapters cover crucial topics such as priority, interpretation, state of the art, inventive step, added subject-matter, and ranges. Each topic begins with references to relevant legal sources, followed by explanations from the perspective of opposition/paper C, and includes examples from past papers for practice. The authors emphasize the connections between topics, methodologies, and argumentation, particularly for inventive step attacks. Additionally, the book features a collection of legal points from previous papers, organized by theme, and includes appendices with a worked example of paper C 2010 and useful templates, including a notice of opposition in English, French, and German.