2.4 Formulae and tables 

The claims, as well as the description, may contain chemical or mathematical formulae but not drawings (see the decision of the President dated 25 November 2022, OJ EPO 2022, A113, Art. 2(8)). The claims may contain tables but "only if their subject-matter makes the use of tables desirable". In view of the use of the word "desirable" in this decision, the division does not object to the use of tables in claims where this form is convenient.