EQE Paper M2 courses

Paper M2

Paper M2 assesses whether the candidate can apply the procedural and substantive patent law of the EPC and the PCT in both day-to-day and exceptional situations arising in the practice of professional representatives in proceedings before the EPO. It further assesses whether the candidate is familiar with all procedures established by the EPC and the PCT and with the procedural law in
the countries defined in Rule 2(2) IPREE. The candidate must be able to identify and apply all available procedural options in a certain situation and to provide the client with suitable recommendations and provide legal bases.

For a thorough understanding of the introduction to the New EQE, including its relationship with the current/old EQE format, please consult “Navigating the EQE format changes” overview prepared by epi. To access regulations and notices pertaining to the EQE, please visit the official website of EPO.

Paper M2 Methodology

Methodology for dealing with the most common situations in the M2 exam. By the end of this course, you will understand how to score high points on M2 for the things that you know well and the things you do well. You will understand what must be handed-in to get points, and you will have practiced a proven approach for generating answers. We will discuss alternative answers and different styles that can also score points. You will also be given many rules-of-thumb to guide this approach, based on our many years of EQE experience. We will also provide practical tips about how to organize your reference materials, how to study, what to take to the exam. Where relevant, we will use WISEflow, giving you the opportunity to get familiar with the system used during the e-EQE. The Paper M2 Methodology course corresponds directly to the first course day of the 3-day Paper D Methodology course (D1/M2 part).

This course is aimed at candidates who passed the Foundation Module of the EQE in 2025 and plan to take the M2-paper in 2026. We strongly advise candidates to prepare for papers M1 and M2 in the same year.

Start date
Duration
Location
15-09-2025
1 Day
Online training
7-10-2025
1 Day
Online training
13-10-2025
1 Day
Copenhagen
5-11-2025
1 Day
Online training
19-11-2025
1 Day
Milan
3-12-2025
1 Day
London
10-12-2025
1 Day
Online training
Paper M2 Guided Exam

Preparing for paper M2 involves a lot of practice. Not only is it important to understand the underlying legal topics, but understanding how to read the questions, analyse the information given in the questions and how to formulate and present your answer (including how much detail to provide) has a significant impact on how well you do on the exam. However, this can be difficult to judge on your own.

In this course, you submit a homework paper before the course begins and receive personalised feedback from the tutor on your submitted work. The feedback is objective, specific to your answers and your answer style, to highlight aspects of your paper M2 preparation that you should focus on. During the session, you will be guided through further exam questions and will be able to ask questions and discuss issues, providing a lot of practice to help you best prepare for the exam. You will also have the opportunity to gain familiarity with the EQE exam system (Wiseflow) ahead of the real exam.

Start date
Duration
Location
22-01-2026
1 Day
Online training
Paper M2 Guided Trial Run

An added hurdle to passing the M2 paper is the limited time to answer the questions. It is therefore imperative that you not only have a solid grasp of the legal concepts, but also have good time management skills to ensure that you have time to adequately address each question. This 2-day course provides a final test of EQE readiness by practicing with questions from recent DI papers under exam time conditions. During the course, we will use the EQE exam system (WISEflow), giving you the opportunity to become familiar with the software you will be using for the real exam. You will be guided by a knowledgeable tutor through the solutions of some exam-style questions, and you will solve other questions on your own. 

You will also learn about methodology and tactics for the paper, legal issues, exam techniques and answering style in order to assist you in earning as many marks as possible in your exam. By the end of the course, you will have identified any legal and/or methodological weaknesses and you will have a clear idea of where to focus your efforts in the last few weeks before the exam. The Paper M2 Guided Trial Run course corresponds directly to the first two course day of the 4-day Paper D Guided Trial Run course (D1/M2 part).

Start date
Duration
Location
5-02-2026
2 Days
Online training
Mock Exam 1 M2

Practice a few weeks before the real exam in order to adjust your method, on papers as close as possible to the final exam. Get an evaluation on your level for each paper, thanks to a personalized marking of each paper, comments and advices from the tutor, in particular on the methodology used and the structure of your answer.
Based on the outcome, make final adjustments to your methodology before the exam.
Please note that we will use WISEflow for this course.
2 different mock exams are organized, based on 2 different papers, which have been designed by the tutor.

  • Mock Exam 1 M2
  • Mock Exam 2 M2
Start date
Duration
Location
18-12-2025
1 Day
Online training
Mock Exam 2 M2

Practice a few weeks before the real exam in order to adjust your method, on papers as close as possible to the final exam. Get an evaluation on your level for each paper, thanks to a personalized marking of each paper, comments and advices from the tutor, in particular on the methodology used and the structure of your answer.
Based on the outcome, make final adjustments to your methodology before the exam.
Please note that we will use WISEflow for this course.
2 different mock exams are organized, based on 2 different papers, which have been designed by the tutor.

  • Mock Exam 1 M2
  • Mock Exam 2 M2
Start date
Duration
Location
29-01-2026
1 Day
Online training
Paper M2 Distance Learning

DeltaPatents offers this new M2 Distance Learning course for candidates preparing for New EQE Main Exam Paper M2. This course not only includes our M2 Methodology (2 half-day M2 Methodology and 6 half-days M2 cases) but also gives candidates the opportunity to gear up their legal level by augmenting and deepening the knowledge acquired during the Foundation Legal training to a level of EQE Main Exam. To achieve this, we use the Main Exam Paper D Questions and Answers book as homework and present more advanced legal subjects. The M2 Distance Learning course corresponds directly to the first eight sessions of the Paper D Distance Learning course (D1/M2 part).

This course is aimed at candidates who passed the Foundation Module of the EQE in 2025 and plan to take the M2-paper in 2026. We strongly advise candidates to prepare for papers M1 and M2 in the same year.

Main Exam Paper D1/M2 – EIPEF

The course aims at augmenting and deepening the knowledge acquired during the Basic (Foundation) Legal Training to a level required for the Paper D Part 1 of the EQE Main Exam / Paper M2 of the new EQE Main Exam). Legal lectures will cover legal changes in the EPC & PCT since the Foundation, the more advanced legal subjects such as entitlement, enforcement, and petition for review. The Ancillary Regulations will be covered, as well as a specially selected subset of case law. Major part of this course is practicing D1 questions. This hybrid course features an onsite introductory session in Utrecht, The Netherlands, followed by interactive online sessions and mock exams  in WISEflow, ensuring a flexible and comprehensive learning experience.

This course is aimed at candidates who are preparing for the final Paper D in EQE 2026, and also for those passed the Foundation Paper in EQE in 2025 and plan to take the Paper M1 in EQE 2026. We strongly advise candidates to prepare for papers M1 and M2 in the same year.

Who is DeltaPatents?

We have more than 20 years of experience in EQE training. This provides a solid basis for our extensive range of IP courses. Our training courses focus on giving insight and understanding, and ensuring that the acquired knowledge can be practically applied.

At DeltaPatents we thoroughly train and guide our tutors. For our tutors, training is a more than a profession; it is mastered by teamwork. As our tutors spend most of their time preparing and giving courses, they are very experienced and knowledgeable. We take feedback of attendants seriously and act on it. For us, quality and customer satisfaction are essential.

Meet the tutors

Stefanie Lewis is a tutor for the EQE Main Exam Paper D and the New EQE Foundation paper, Main Exam Paper M2 and M4 courses. She is a UK and European patent attorney working in the field of electronics, telecommunications and software.

 

Jelle HoekstraJelle Hoekstra is a tutor for the Foundation, all Main Exam Papers and IP Administrators’ courses. He is a European Patent Attorney. Jelle is author of the book “Methodology for Paper C” and of the book “References to the European Patent Convention”.