EQE Paper M4 courses

Paper M4

Paper M4 focuses on the ability of the candidate to provide an answer in the form of a legal opinion responding to an enquiry from a client. It assesses the candidate’s ability to apply the EPC, PCT, Paris Convention, and related national and international patent laws to complex EP or PCT cases, manage a patent portfolio, analyse situations, and provide strategic advice.

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.

Main Exam Paper M4 – EIPEF

This course is especially for candidates, having acquired sufficient knowledge in the Foundation module and the Main Exam Paper M2 – EIPEF module. The candidates will be trained on focusing to use the knowledge in an efficient way in order to pass the exam. Particular emphasis is given to the Paper M4 (Legal Opinion based on a client’s letter). 

This hybrid course features onsite introductory and paper discussion sessions in Utrecht, The Netherlands, followed by online mock exams in WISEflow, ensuring a flexible and comprehensive learning experience. The course is designed to be highly interactive, so it is expected that for the online sessions participants will turn their cameras on and participate actively.

This course is aimed at candidates who plan to sit the M4 paper in 2027. We strongly advise candidates to prepare for papers M3 and M4 in the same year.

Start date
Duration
Location
23 September 2026
5 full and 2 half days
Hybrid training
Paper M4 Distance Learning

This course is especially for candidates, having acquired sufficient knowledge in the Foundation module and the Main Exam Paper M2 – EIPEF module. The candidates will be trained on focusing to use the knowledge in an efficient way in order to pass the exam. Particular emphasis is given to the Paper M4 (Legal Opinion based on a client’s letter). 

This online course features introductory and paper discussion sessions, followed by online mock exams in WISEflow, ensuring a flexible and comprehensive learning experience. The course is designed to be highly interactive, so it is expected that for the online sessions participants will turn their cameras on and participate actively.

This course is aimed at candidates who plan to sit the M4 paper in 2027. We strongly advise candidates to prepare for papers M3 and M4 in the same year.

Start date
Duration
Location
28 September 2026
3 full and 3 half days
Online training
Paper M4 Methodology

Methodology for dealing with the most common situations in the Paper M4 exam. By the end of this course, you will understand how to score high points on M4 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.

Start date
Duration
Location
21 October 2026
3 days
Online training
03 November 2026
3 days
Online training
17 November 2026
3 days
Milan
02 December 2026
3 days
Online training
08 December 2026
3 days
Copenhagen
14 December 2026
3 days
London
Paper M4 Guided Exam

Preparing for paper M4 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 M4 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
11 January 2027
2 days
Online training
17 February 2027
2 days
Online training
Mock Exam 1 M4

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 M4
  • Mock Exam 2 M4
Start date
Duration
Location
19 January 2027
1 day
Online training
Mock Exam 2 M4

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 M4
  • Mock Exam 2 M4
Start date
Duration
Location
02 February 2027
1 day
Online training

EQE Epreuve M4 en français

EQE Epreuve M4

Se préparer à l’épreuve M4 avec une méthode efficace. Après ce cours, les participants auront compris comment marquer des points sur les choses qu’ils savent. Ils sauront quel genre de réponse est attendue pour marquer des points, et auront pratiqué une méthode qui a fait ses preuves. Les participants mettent immédiatement en œuvre la méthode enseignée, à travers des exercices pratiques. Les participants ont l’opportunité de pratiquer en utilisant leurs propres matériels, afin de générer de plus en plus vite des réponses qui marquent des points. Nous donnons également des conseils pratiques pour
organiser le matériel, pour étudier, ce qu’il faut apporter à l’examen, et comment gérer son temps lors des épreuves. 
 

Le cas échéant, nous utiliserons WISEflow, ce qui vous permettra de vous familiariser avec le système utilisé pendant l’e-EQE.

Start date
Duration
Location
07 October 2026
3 day
Torreilles
07 October 2026
3 day
Online training
Examen Blanc 1 M4

S’entraîner 1 à 2 mois avant l’examen pour peaufiner sa méthode sur des examens proches de l’examen final. Pouvoir évaluer son niveau aux différentes épreuves grâce à une correction et des commentaires personnalisés du tuteur, en particulier sur la méthode utilisée par le candidat et la structure de sa réponse. Pouvoir ajuster sa méthode avant l’examen final. 

Le cas échéant, nous utiliserons WISEflow, ce qui vous permettra de vous familiariser avec le système utilisé pendant l’e-EQE.

Les 2 épreuves proposées portent sur 2 sujets différents, conçus par le tuteur: 

  • Examen Blanc 1 M4
  • Examen Blanc 2 M4
Start date
Duration
Location
10 December 2026
1 day
Online training
Examen Blanc 2 M4

S’entraîner 1 à 2 mois avant l’examen pour peaufiner sa méthode sur des examens proches de l’examen final. Pouvoir évaluer son niveau aux différentes épreuves grâce à une correction et des commentaires personnalisés du tuteur, en particulier sur la méthode utilisée par le candidat et la structure de sa réponse. Pouvoir ajuster sa méthode avant l’examen final. 

Le cas échéant, nous utiliserons WISEflow, ce qui vous permettra de vous familiariser avec le système utilisé pendant l’e-EQE.

Les 2 épreuves proposées portent sur 2 sujets différents, conçus par le tuteur: 

  • Examen Blanc 1 M4
  • Examen Blanc 2 M4
Start date
Duration
Location
25 January 2027
1 day
Online training

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

Diane TweedlieDiane Tweedlie is a tutor for the Foundation, Main Exam Paper M4 and IP Administrators’ courses. She is a European Patent Attorney in the field of Mechanical Engineering.

 

 

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”.

 

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