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Chapter I – Filing and requirements of the European patent application

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Article 8378
Disclosure of the invention

The European patent application shall disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for it to be carried out by a person skilled in the art.


78See decision/opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 2/93, G 2/98 (Annex I).

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