GL F IV 4.21 Functional definition of a pathological condition

When a claim is directed to a further therapeutic application of a medicament and the condition to be treated is defined in functional terms, e.g. "any condition susceptible of being improved or prevented by selective occupation of a specific receptor", the claim can be regarded as clear only if instructions, in the form of experimental tests or testable criteria, are available from the patent documents or from the common general knowledge allowing the skilled person to recognise which conditions fall within the functional definition and accordingly within the scope of the claim (see T 241/95; see also G‑II, 4.2).

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EPO Guidelines - F The European Patent Application

EPO Guidelines - G Patentability

EPO PCT GL - F (not assigned)

General Case Law