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    US-style dependencies vs. EPO reality: lessons from T 1164/23

    US style single-dependency habits can bite you in Europe. In T 1164/23, the Board of Appeal found claim 1 unallowable for added matter because it combined features from original claims 2, 3 and 6, each only dependent on claim 1. The description disclosed those features only within an embodiment...

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