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Guidelines for Examination in the EPO

Guidelines for Examination - Table of Contents  
PART C GUIDELINES FOR SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION PART B PART D  
CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS) CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION CHAPTER III CLAIMS  
4. Description 3. Request for grant the title 5. Drawings  
4.6 Rule 42(1)(c) vs. Art. 52(1) 4.5 Technical problem and its solution 4.7 Drawings  

4.6

Rule 42(1)(c) vs. Art. 52(1)

 

If it is decided that an independent claim defines a patentable invention within the meaning of Art. 52(1), it must be possible to derive a technical problem from the application. In this case the requirement of Rule 42(1)(c) is fulfilled (see T 26/81, OJ 6/1982, 211).

Rule 42(1)(c)




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