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CLR II E 1.2.1 Description, claims and drawings

CLR II E 1.2 Content of the application as filed: Parts of the application which determine the disclosure of the invention

1.2.2 Abstracts, titles, priority documents, parallel applications

CLR II E 1.1 General principles

According to Art. 123(2) EPC the European patent application or the European patent may not be amended in such a way that it contains subject-matter which extends beyond the content of the application as filed. The revision of the EPC has introduced a purely editorial change to the wording of Art. 123(2) EPC to bring it into line with Art. 123(1) EPC.

CLR II E 1 ‍‍Article 123(2) EPC – added subject-matter

1.1. General principles

1.2. Content of the application as filed: Parts of the application which determine the disclosure of the invention

1.3. Standard for assessing compliance with Article 123(2) EPC

CLR II E Amendments

Article 123(2) EPC – added subject-matter

CLR II D 5.3.3 Application of G 1/15 in the jurisprudence of the boards

CLR II D 5.3.2 Referral case G 1/15 ("Partial priority")

CLR II D 5.3.1 Development of the case law after G 2/98 in respect of generically formulated "OR" claims

In the period that followed G 2/98 (OJ 2001, 413), the above-mentioned proviso of the Enlarged Board in respect of generic "OR" claims gave rise to divergences in the jurisprudence of the boards. These led to a further ruling by the Enlarged Board in G 1/15 (OJ 2017, A82); see also chapter II.D.5.3.2 below).

CLR II D 5.3 Multiple priorities or partial priority for one claim

CLR II D 5.2 Different priorities for different parts of a European patent application