1. ‍‍Article 123(2) EPC – added subject-matter

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1. ‍‍Article 123(2) EPC
1.4. Removal or replacement of features from a claim

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1.4. Removal or replacement of features from a claim

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1.4. Removal or replacement of features from a claim

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1.4.1 Broadening of claim – permissible within the limits of the original disclosure

1.4.2 Basis in the application as originally filed – gold standard

1.4.3 Omission of a feature presented as essential

1.4.4 The essentiality or three-point test

1.4.5 Removal of set of features

1.4.6 Removal of a feature indicating the intended purpose

1.4.7 Elimination of contradictions and inconsistencies

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