EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION - Table of Contents 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 8473 Claims

Art. 78, 80 R. 40, 43, 45, 49, 57, 162

The claims shall define the matter for which protection is sought. They shall be clear and concise and be supported by the description.

73 See decisions/opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 2/98, G 1/03, G 2/03, G 1/04 (Annex I).