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 CHAPTER III CLAIMS 		 

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CHAPTER III

CLAIMS

 
1. General

2. Form and content of claims

3. Kinds of claim

4. Clarity and interpretation of claims

5. Conciseness, number of claims

6. Support in description

7. Unity of invention

8. Different texts of the patent application in respect of different Contracting States (see also D-VII, 4)

   CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS) CHAPTER IV PATENTABILITY

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