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Article R612-16 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Claims define the subject matter of the protection applied for by indicating the technical characteristics of the invention. A claim may not, unless absolutely necessary, be based, in order to express the technical characteristics of the invention, on mere references to the description or drawings.

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Article R612-16

Les revendications définissent l’objet de la protection demandée en indiquant les caractéristiques techniques de l’invention. Une revendication ne peut, sauf absolue nécessité, se fonder pour exprimer les caractéristiques techniques de l’invention, sur de simples références à la description ou aux dessins.

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