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Case Law of the Boards of Appeal

 
 
Table of Contents - Case Law of the Boards of Appeal
II. Conditions to be met by an application
B. Claims
1. Clarity
1.2. Exceptions to the principles
1.2. Exceptions to the principles
Exceptions to these principles have been permitted for practical reasons and under certain circumstances claims granted which contained features in the form of disclaimers and functional or unspecified features. 
1.2.1 Disclaimers
1.2.2 Functional features
1.2.3 Unspecified features and relative qualities