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The European Patent Convention

 
 
Table of Contents - The European Patent Convention
Convention on the Grant of European Patents (European Patent Convention)
Part III The European patent application
Chapter I Filing and requirements of the European patent application
Article 84 Claims
Article 84[75]
Claims 
Art. 78, 80
R. 40, 43, 45, 49, 57, 62a, 63, 162
The claims shall define the matter for which protection is sought. They shall be clear and concise and be supported by the description. 
 
[75] See decisions/opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 2/98, G 1/03, G 2/03, G 1/04 (Annex I).
References
Art. 78, 80
R. 40, 43, 45, 49, 57, 62a, 63, 162