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(li) a characterizing portion - preceded by, the words
"characterized in that," "characterized by," "wherein the improvement
comprises," or any other words to the same effect - stating
concisely the technical features which, in combination with the
features stated under (i), it is desired to protect.
(c) Where the national law of the designated State doesnot
require the manner of claiming provided for in paragraph (b), failure
to use that manner of claiming shall have no .effect in that
State provided the manner of claiming, actually used satisfies the
national law of that State.
6.4.Dependent Claims
(a) Any claim which includes all the features of one or more
other claims (claim in dependent form, hereinafter referred to as
"dependent claim") shall do so by a .reference, if-possible at the
beginning, to the other claim or claims and shall then state' the
additional features claimed. Any dependent claim which refers to
more than one other claim ("multiple dependent claim") shall
refer to such claims in the alternative only. Multiple dependent
claims shall not serve as' a basis for any other multiple dependent
claim. Where the national law of the national, Office, acting as
International Searching Authority does not allow multiple dependent
claims to be drafted in a manner different from that provided
for in the preceding two sentences, failure to use that manner of
claiming may result in an indication under Article 17(2)(b) inthe
international search report. Failure to use the said manner of
claiming shall have no effect in a designated State ifthe manner of
claiming actually used satisfies the national law ofthat State.
(b) Any dependent claim shall be construed as inclnding all
the limitations contained in the claim to which it refers or, if the
dependent claim is a multiple dependent claim, all the limitations
contained in the particular claim in relation to which it ts considered.
(c) All dependent claims referring back to a single previous
claim, and all dependent claims referring back to 'several previous
claims, shall be grouped'together' to the extent and iii the most
practical way possible.
6.5. Utiiity Models
Any designated State in Which the grant of a utility model is
soughton the basis of an international application may, instead of
Rules 6.1 to 6.4, apply in respect of the matters regulated in those
Rules the provisions of its national law concerning utility models
once the processing of the international application has started in
that State, provided that the' applicant shall be allowed at leasttwo
months from the expiration of the time limit applicable' under
Article 22 to adapt his application to the requirements of the said
provisions of the national law.
PCTAdministrative Instruction Section 205.
Numbering and Identification ofClaims Upon Amendment
(a) Amendments to the claims under Article:l9 or Article
34(2)(b) may be made either by cancelling one or more entire
claims, by adding one or more new claims or by amending the text
ofone or more of the claims as filed. All the claims appearing on a
replacement sheet shallbe numbered in Arabic numerals.-Where a
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claim is, cancelled; no renumbering of the other claims shall be
required. In all cases where claims are renumbered, they shall be
renumbered consecutively.
(b) The applicant shall, ,in the letter referred to in the second
and third sentences of Rule 46.5(a)or in the second and, fourth
sentences of Rule 66.8(a), indicate the differences between the
claims' as 'filed and the claims as amended. He shall, in particular;
indicate in the said Ietten.in connection with each claim appearing
in the international application (it beingunderstood that identical
indications concerning several claims may be grouped), whether:
filed.
(i)",the claim is unchanged;
(ii) the claim is cancelled;
(iii) the claim is new;
(iv) the plaim replaces one or more claims as filed;
(v) the claim is the result of the division of a claim as
37 CFR 1.436. The ciaims.
The requirements as to the content and format of claims are set
forth in peT Art. 6 and PCT Rules 6, 9, 10 and 11 and shall be
adhered to. The number of the claims shall be reasonable, considering
the natureof the invention claimed.
The claim or claims must "define the matter for
which protection is sought" Claims must be clear and
concise. They must be fully supported by the description.
PCT Rule 6 contains detailed requirements as to
the number and numbering of claims, the extent to
which any claim may refer to other.parts of the international
application, the manner of claiming, and
dependent claims. As to the manner of claiming, the
claims must, whenever appropriate, be in two distinct
parts; namely, the statement of the prior art and the
statement of the features for which protection is
sought ("the characterizing portion").
The physical requirements for the claims are the
same as those for the description. Note that the claims
must commence on a new sheet.
The procedure for rectification of obvious errors is
explained in MPEP § 1836. The omission of an entire
sheet of the claims cannot be rectified without affecting
the intemational filing date. It is recommended
that a request for rectification of obvious errors in the
claims be made only if the error is liable to affect the
international search; otherwise, the rectification
should be made by amending the claims.
The claims can be amended during the international
phase under PCT Article 19 On receipt of the international
search report, during international preliminary
examination if the applicant has filed a Demand, and
during the national phase.
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