July 09, 2026 EQE-results – Do’s and don’ts for filing an appeal

With the results of the EQE expected to come out soon (or maybe they are already out when you read this), we of course hope that you passed all the papers you sat with flying colours. However, if it turns out you have not been not successful in a paper, maybe you are wondering whether it is worthwhile for you to file an appeal against the decision of the Examination Board.

 

The answer to this question is definitely not always “yes”. And also not “you can always try”.

 

Below you’ll find some guidance with respect to appeals. Please note that while we are open to any specific questions that you may have, we will not advise on the merits of your arguments.

 

March 05, 2026 Provisional answers M2

 Hi all,

For provisional answers to the M2 paper, please see our D-blog! There you can comment as well.

March 03, 2026 M2 2026: first impressions?

 To all who sat the M2-paper today:

What are your first impressions with respect to the M2-paper? Any general or specific comments?

 

For example, what did you think about the level of the questions, was that suitable for a candidate having two years of work experience?  A good balance between EPC-related questions and PCT-related questions? Did any unexpected topics come up?

 

Please be reminded that, if you wish to lodge a complaint pursuant to point I.9. of Instructions to Candidates EQE2026 concerning the conduct of the examination, you must do so at the latest by the end of the day on which the paper to which your complaint pertains takes place, by filling in the dedicated form on the EQE website. The Form for paper M2 is only available on 03.03.2026, 12:45 - 23:59, CET.

 

The paper and our answers

We aim to post our provisional answer in a separate blog post as soon as possible after we have a copy of the paper, preferably in all three languages. Should you have a copy of at least a part of the paper, please send it to any of our tutors or to training@deltapatents.com.

Please be reminded that you can view and print/download  copy of your exam answer after the exam, via the view/download button below the "1. Paper"-icon in the bottom left part of the outer shell of the respective flow. It may not be available immediately after the official end of the (part of the) paper, it can take 30-60 minutes to appear. Apart from any pre-printable parts, the paper itself cannot be downloaded.

 

 

Comments are welcome in any official EPO language, not just English. 

 

In order to make responding to your comments easier, please do not post your comments anonymously. You can use either your real name or a nickname. You do not need to log in or make an account - it is OK to just put your (nick) name at the end of your post.

 

Please post your comments as to first impressions and general remarks to this blog, and post responses to our answer (as soon as available) to the separate blog post with our answer. You may also want to take a look at the blog posts about paper D!

 

We look forward to hearing from you!

March 03, 2026 Good luck with paper M2 2026!

 Our Paper M2 2026 blog will open for comments shortly after the end of the D1-paper (so on 3 March 2026, shortly after 13:30). Because of the overlap in questions between the M2-paper and the D1-paper in this EQE, we will not open our M2-blog until the D1-paper is finished as well.

We aim to post our provisional answers to the paper shortly after we have a copy of the respective exam paper. Keep an eye out for further blog posts!

Do not post any comments as to the merits of the answers of a certain exam paper/flow on the blogs while an exam/flow is still ongoing. Also, do not post the invigilator password or anything else that may be considered the breach of the exam regulations, instructions to the candidates, code of conduct, etc (see, e.g.,  EQE homepage, MyEQE, and the emails from the EQE secretariat).

All candidates, as well as tutors who helped candidates prepare for EQE 2026, are invited to contribute to the discussions on our EQE blogs! You can post your comments in English, French or German. You are invited to post your comments under your real name, but it is also possible to use a nickname.

The DeltaPatents team

NB: you can’t comment to this blog post; comments will be accepted at the post-exam blog post from 3 March 2026, 13:30.