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Chapter III – Sufficiency of disclosure

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3. Insufficient disclosure 

A revised version of this publication entered into force.

See ISPE Guidelines 4.13.

If the claims for a perpetual motion machine are directed to its function, and not merely to its structure, an objection arises not only under Art. 5 but also under Art. 33(4) in that the invention is not "industrially applicable" (see GL/PCT‑EPO G‑III, 1).

Art. 5

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