4.4. Surgical methods
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4.4.4 "Treatment by surgery" in the case law since G 1/07
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4.4.4 "Treatment by surgery" in the case law since G 1/07
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4.4.4 "Treatment by surgery" in the case law since G 1/07
a) Surgical nature of a method step
b) Assessment of "substantial health risks"
c) Surgical step part of claimed method or simply a preparatory measure?
d) Surgical step not in the claim but covered by it?
e) The apparatus claim is not a disguised method claim
f) Unpatentable claims for products that can only be produced in a surgical step
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