The board in TÂ 1052/01 took the view that deleting examples given in claim 1 as granted (here "valve, restrictor, etc.") for a general feature (here "hydraulic functional unit") did not extend the protection conferred, as these examples were embraced by the general feature which determined the extent of the protection conferred.
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/caselaw/2019/e/clr_ii_e_2_4_3.htm
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021