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Article R612-17-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 612-4, R. 612-19 and R. 612-48, a patent application may only contain more than one independent claim of the same category (product, process, device or use) if the subject matter of the application relates to:

a) Several products which are related to each other;

b) Different uses of a product or device;

c) Alternative solutions to a particular problem insofar as these alternatives cannot be adequately covered by a single claim.

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Article R612-17-1

Sans préjudice des dispositions des articles L. 612-4, R. 612-19 et R. 612-48, une demande de brevet ne peut contenir plus d’une revendication indépendante de la même catégorie (produit, procédé, dispositif ou utilisation) que si l’objet de la demande se rapporte :

a) A plusieurs produits ayant un lien entre eux ;

b) A différentes utilisations d’un produit ou d’un dispositif ;

c) A des solutions alternatives à un problème particulier dans la mesure où ces alternatives ne peuvent pas être couvertes de façon appropriée par une seule revendication.

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