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Case Law of the Boards of Appeal

 
 
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II. Conditions to be met by an application
A. Sufficiency of disclosure
A. Sufficiency of disclosure
Sufficiency of disclosure 
Art. 83 EPC stipulates that the application shall (previously 'must') disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for it to be carried out by a person skilled in the art. In the course of the revision of the EPC, only minor editorial amendments were made to Art. 83 EPC.
1. Parts of the application relevant for assessing sufficiency of disclosure
2. Knowledge of skilled person relevant for assessing sufficiency of disclosure
3. Clarity and completeness of disclosure
4. Reproducibility
5. The requirement of sufficiency of disclosure in the biotechnology field
6. The relationship between Article 83 and Article 84 EPC
7. Evidence