Guidelines for Examination
PART C
CHAPTER III CLAIMS
7. Unity of invention
 

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7.

Unity of invention

 


7.1 General remarks

7.2 Special technical features

7.3 Intermediate and final products

7.4 Alternatives

7.4a Markush grouping

7.5 Individual features in a claim

7.6 Lack of unity a priori or a posteriori

7.7 Examiner's approach

7.8 Dependent claims

7.9 Lack of unity during search

7.10 Lack of unity during substantive examination

7.10a Amended claims

7.11 Euro-PCT applications