Can an independent claim refer to another claim? A claim may be written in independent or dependent form. An independent claim is a standalone claim that contains all the limitations necessary to define an invention . A dependent claim must refer to a claim previously set forth and must further limit that claim. fileslib. Claims Drafting – Claims Form and Function. 1) Function. 1) Function. Art. 84 EPC: Basic types (categories) of claims: (Rule 21(1)b EPO Guidelines). EPO is very strict in granting more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use), except application relates to. The EPO will object to an application that contains more than one independent claim in the same category (apparatus, method, etc.) unless the claims fall into
Part D - Guidelines for Opposition and Limitation/Revocation. Procedures period up to surrender or lapse and claims arising from.
3.1 Categories 3.2 Number of independent claims 3.3 Objection under Rule 43(2) or Rule 137(5) 3.4 Independent and dependent claims 3.5