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CLR II A 7.6 Extension of protection conferred by product-by-process claims

In T 411/89 the board had to decide whether the amendment of a product-by-process claim from "obtained" to "obtainable" extended the protection conferred by the patent. The board took the view that the protection was not extended because the amendment did not modify the definition of the product which was claimed per se from the beginning and because the process used for its characterisation remained the same.

CLR II A 7.5 Combination of product and process features

CLR II A 7.4 Applicability of the principles for product-by-process claims to use claims

CLR II A 7.3 Requirement that the claimed product cannot be described in any other way

CLR II A 7.2 Requirement that the claimed product must be patentable

CLR II A 7.1 Introduction

CLR II A 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

CLR II A 6.3.6 Definition of the scope of protection with regard to infringement not within the EPO's competences

CLR II A 6.3.5 Use in the examination relating to the clarity requirement pursuant to Article 84 EPC

In a large number of decisions (see in this chapter II.A.6.3.1) the boards interpreted the claims in the light of the description and drawings in order to establish whether they were clear and concise.

CLR II A 6.3.4 Reading additional features and limitations into the claims