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MOPOP - Chapter 11 - Table of Contents

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Claims

  • 11.01
    Basic requirements
  • 11.02
    Principles of construction
  • 11.03
    Clarity
    • 11.03.01
      Antecedents
    • 11.03.02
      Ambiguity in claims
    • 11.03.03
      Negative limitations
  • 11.04
    Completeness of claims
  • 11.05
    Support
    • 11.05.01
      Claims referring to description or drawings
    • 11.05.02
      Scope in relation to description
    • 11.05.03
      Ranges not specifically described
  • 11.06
    Dependent claims
  • 11.07
    Combinations
    • 11.07.01
      Exhaustive combinations
    • 11.07.02
      Aggregation
  • 11.08
    Product claims
    • 11.08.01
      Product-by-process claims
  • 11.09
    Means claims
  • 11.10
    Process, Method, Method of Use and Use Claims
    • 11.10.01
      Process and method claims
    • 11.10.02
      Method of use and use claims
  • 11.11
    Markush claims
  • 11.12
    Selection patents
  • 11.13
    Jurisprudence

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