Guidelines for Examination
PART C
CHAPTER VI EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
5. Amendments
5.3 Additional subject-matter
5.3.3 Clarification of a technical effect
 

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PART C
CHAPTER VI EXAMINATION PROCEDURECHAPTER VI EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
5. Amendments5. Amendments
5.3 Additional subject-matter5.3 Additional subject-matter
  5.3.2 Examples5.3.2 Examples     5.3.4 Introduction of further examples and new effects5.3.4 Introduction of further examples and new effects  
 

5.3.3

Clarification of a technical effect

 

Where a technical feature was clearly disclosed in the original application but its effect was not mentioned or not mentioned fully, yet it can be deduced without difficulty by a person skilled in the art from the application as filed, subsequent clarification of that effect in the description does not contravene Art. 123(2).