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Novelty

54(2) / G-VI G2/88, G1/92,
G3/93, T
63-161 33(2) 33.1(a)-(b),
64.1-2
12

Novelty (conflicting)

54(3) 165 G-IV-5 G3/93, G1/03 65, 66, 68, 162,
262, 397
/ 33.1(c), 64.3,
70.10
11.07-11, 17.44

Novelty (first and
further medical use)

54(4)-(5) / G-VI-7.1 G2/08 133-152 / / /

Inventive step

56 / G-VII, F-II-4.1,
G-VII-Annex
T 162-222 33(3) / 13

Industrial application

57 / G-III, F-II-4.9 / 223-228 33(4) / 14

Clarity, support
(conciseness see: Claims)

84 43(1), (3) B-IV-1.1, F-IV-4,
F-IV-6, G-VI-6
T 251-270, 275-279 6 6.3(b) 5, 9.19-9.38

Disclosure

83, 100(b) / F-III G2/93, T 229-251 5 / 4.02, 4.06, 4.12

Amendments
(see also: Error
correction and Priority)

123(2)-(3),
76(1), 100(c)
137, 161 H, C-IV-5 & 6,
C-III-2, C-V-4,
B-III-3.3, A-V-2.2
G2/88, G1/93,
G1/99, G1/03,
G1/05, G2/10
315-374 19*, 34(2)(b)
* claims only, not descr.
66.3-4 20.10

Error correction

/ 139, 140 H-VI, H-VI-4.2.1 G3/89, G2/95,
G8/95, G1/10
342-344, 369-374,
394, 395
/ 91, 66.4bis 8, 15.30

Description, Content (cite
prior art, provide example, etc.)

/ 42(1)(a)-(f) F-II-4, H-V-2 / 170, 225, 232,
299, 345
/ 5.1(a)(i)-(vi) 4.03-10

Description, Structure

/ 42(2) F-II-4.10 / / / 5.1(b) /

Claims (definitions in
terms of technical features)

/ 43(1) / / 251, 263, 273-274 / 6.3(a) /

Claims (conciseness)

84 43(2), 62a F-IV-3.2 & 3,
F-IV-5
/ 270-273 6 6.1(a) 5.42, A5.42[1],
A5.42[2]

Claims
(dependent claims)

/ 43(4) F-IV-3.4 & 5 & 6 / / / 6.4(a)-(c) /

Claims
(reasonable number)

/ 43(5) / / / / 6.1(a)-(b) /

Claims
(no reference to description)

/ 43(6) F-IV-4.17 / / / 6.2(a) /

Claims
(reference signs)

/ 43(7) F-IV-4.19 / / / 6.2(b) /

Drawings
(no text in drawings)

/ 46(2)(j) F-II-5.1 / / / 11.11 /

Unity

82 44, 64,
164
B-III-3.12, B-VII,
B-XI-5, F-V,
DOI: 10.1016/
j.wpi.2007.10.008
,
DOI: 10.1016/
j.wpi.2009.01.002
G1/91, G2/92 292-314 17(3), 34(3) 13.1-3, 40,
66.1(e)
10

Incomplete search

/ 62a, 63 B-VIII, F-III-1,
F-IV-4.1, F-IV-5,
F-IV-6.3, C-IV-7.2,
DOI: 10.1016/
j.wpi.2006.10.011
,
DOI: 10.1016/
j.wpi.2009.01.002
/ 670, 671, 835 17(2), 34(4) / 9, 15.22, 15.29,
15.62, 16.17-16.19,
16.25-16.29,
17.29-17.35

Patentability

52(1), 100(a) / G-I-1 / 1-10 / / /

Patentability (exclusions)

52(2)-(3) / G-II-3 G3/08 10-35 / 67.1 9.02-15

Patentability (exceptions:
public order, morality)

53(a) 48 F-II-7, G-II-4 G2/06 36-42 / 9.1 15.31

Patentability (exceptions:
plant or animal varieties,
methods for treatment)

53(b)-(c) / G-II-4 G1/98, G1/07,
G1/08
36, 37, 42-63 / 67.1 9.02-15

Priority

87, 88, 89 52, 53, 54,
59, 70b, 141
B-VI-3, B-VI-4.1,
B-VI-4.2, G-IV-3,
F-VI
G3/93, G2/98 397-423 8, Art. 4C.(4),
Paris Conv.
4.10, 17,
43bis.1, 64.1,
70.10
6.07-10

Divisional applications

76 36 A-IV-1, C-IV-1 G4/98, G1/05,
G1/06, G1/09
375-395 / / /

Oral proceedings

116 4, 115,
116, 124
E-II, H-III-2.1.3 G2/94, G4/95 453-477 / 66.6 19.31-36,
3.21, 19.21

Right to be heard

113(1),
114(2)
/ E-IX-1.2, C-IV-3,
E-II-8.6, E-IX-5
G4/92, G8/91,
G2/04
438-453 34(2) 40.2(c)-(e),
66.3-6
3.16,
10.66-70,
19.20-21,
19.31-6

Grant or Refusal

97 71(3) C-V G10/93 679, 680 / / /

SI Units

/ 49(10) F-II-4.13,
F-II-Annex-2
/ 700 / 10.1(a)-(e) /

Formal issues
(related: Role of patent fees, 2010)

/ 46, 49 A-III, document
category: B-X-9.2
/ / / 11 /

Biological material
deposition

/ 31 / G2/93 243, 244 / 13bis /

Non-prejudicial disclosures

55 / / G3/98 68, 69, 562 / / /

Rights conferred,
Extent of protection

64(1), 69 / / G2/88 111, 361, 362, 698,
825, 247, 251, 279,
281-283
/ / /

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