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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 III CLAIMS CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS) CHAPTER IV PATENTABILITY  
3. Kinds of claim 2. Form and content of claims 4. Clarity and interpretation of claims  
3.6 Subject-matter of a dependent claim 3.5 Arrangement of claims 3.7 Alternatives in a claim  

3.6

Subject-matter of a dependent claim
 

If the two-part form is used for the independent claim(s), dependent claims may relate to further details of features not only of the characterising portion but also of the preamble.

 

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