Chapter VI – Amendments and corrections
Rule 138145
Different claims, description and drawings for different States
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16th edition: this version presents the text in force on 1 July 2020. |
If the European Patent Office is informed of the existence of a prior right under Article 139, paragraph 2, the European patent application or European patent may, for such State or States, contain claims and, where appropriate, a description and drawings which are different from those for the other designated States.