CLR II A Claims

1.
Basic principles
1.1.
Purpose of claims under Article 84 EPC
1.2.
Types of claim
1.3.
Technical features
1.4.
The examination of clarity in opposition proceedings
1.5.
Clarity of claims and Article 83 EPC
2.
Form, content and conciseness of claims
2.1.
Form of claims: Rule 43(1) EPC
2.1.1
One-part or two-part claim
2.1.2
Two-part claims: preamble and characterising portion
2.2.
More than one independent claim per category: Rule 43(2) EPC
2.2.1
Conditions
2.2.2
Burden of proof
2.2.3
No applicability in opposition proceedings
2.3.
Conciseness and number of claims
2.4.
Reference to the description or drawings: Rule 43(6) EPC
3.
Clarity of claims
3.1.
Introduction and general principles
3.2.
Indication of all essential features
3.3.
Clarity of broad claims
3.4.
Functional features
3.5.
Characterisation of an invention by a parameter
3.6.
Unspecified features and relative qualities
3.7.
Principles in connection with categories of claim
4.
Disclaimer
5.
Claims supported by the description
5.1.
General principles
5.2.
Restrictions on generalising the technical information and examples adduced in the description
5.3.
Bringing the description into line with amended claims
6.
Interpretation of claims
6.1.
General principles
6.2.
Meaning of terms and phrases: "comprising (substantially)", "consisting (essentially) of", "containing"
6.3.
Using description and drawings to interpret the claims
6.3.1
General principles
6.3.2
Relevance of Article 69 EPC
6.3.3
Interpretation of ambiguous terms or confirmation of the text of a claim
6.3.4
Reading additional features and limitations into the claims
6.3.5
Use in the examination relating to the clarity requirement pursuant to Article 84 EPC
6.3.6
Definition of the scope of protection with regard to infringement not within the EPO's competences
7.
Product-by-process claims
7.1.
Introduction
7.2.
Requirement that the claimed product must be patentable
7.3.
Requirement that the claimed product cannot be described in any other way
7.4.
Applicability of the principles for product-by-process claims to use claims
7.5.
Combination of product and process features
7.6.
Extension of protection conferred by product-by-process claims
8.
Claims fees
8.1.
Number of claims
8.2.
Temporary change in the number of claims
8.3.
No refund of claims fees
 

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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