Guidelines for Examination
PART C
CHAPTER III CLAIMS
6. Support in description
6.6 Support for dependent claims
 

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PART C
CHAPTER III CLAIMSCHAPTER III CLAIMS
6. Support in description6. Support in description
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6.6

Support for dependent claims

 

Where certain subject-matter is clearly disclosed in a claim of the application as filed, but is not mentioned anywhere in the description, it is permissible to amend the description so that it includes this subject-matter. Where the claim is dependent, it may suffice if it is mentioned in the description that the claim sets out a particular embodiment of the invention (see II, 4.5).