Guidelines for Examination:PART C: CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS), 4. Description, 4.6 Rule 27(1)(c) vs. Art. 52(1)

Guidelines for Examination
PART C
CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS)
4. Description
4.6 Rule 27(1)(c) vs. Art. 52(1)

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PART C
CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS)
4. Description

4.5 Technical problem and its solution

4.7 Drawings

4.6	Rule 27(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 27(1)(c) is fulfilled (see T 26/81, OJ 6/1982, 211).

Rule 27(1)(c)