GL-PCT F IV 2.1 Technical features

Section F‑IV, 2.1, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.[Rule 6.3(a); GL/ISPE 5.04; ]
It is not necessary that every feature should be expressed in terms of a structural limitation. Functional features are dealt with in GL/PCT‑EPO F‑IV, 6.5. For the specific case of a functional definition of a pathological condition, see GL/PCT‑EPO F‑IV, 4.22.

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPO Guidelines - F The European Patent Application

EPO PCT GL - F (not assigned)

PCT Implementing Rules