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EPO Ruling On Claim Interpretation Will Have Broad Impact

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By Christopher Hall, Craig Slater, Yelena Morozova
| Mondaq
Use of Descriptions and Drawings in Claim Interpretation: The Enlarged Board of Appeal decided that the description and drawings accompanying a European patent or patent application should always be consulted to interpret the claims when assessing patentability of the claims. This represents a change from the prior practice of typically referring to the description only when the claims are unclear.
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EPO Ruling On Claim Interpretation Will Have Broad Impact

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By Christopher Hall, Craig Slater, Yelena Morozova
| Law360 Verified
By Christopher Hall, Craig Slater and Yelena Morozova ( August 4, 2025, 11:40 AM EDT) -- On June 18, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued an extremely concise decision in referral G 1/24, in a case involving Yunnan Tobacco International Co. Ltd. and Philip Morris Products SA.[1]... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
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EPO Ruling on Claim Interpretation Will Have Broad Impact

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By Christopher Hall, Craig Slater, Yelena Morozova
| Lexology Verified
• Use of Descriptions and Drawings in Claim Interpretation: The Enlarged Board of Appeal decided that the description and drawings accompanying a European patent or patent application should always be consulted to interpret the claims when assessing patentability of the claims. This represents a change from the prior practice of typically referring to the description only when the claims are unclear.
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