2. Form and content of claims
2.1 Technical features
Section F‑IV, 2.1 in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.
It is not necessary that every feature should be expressed in terms of a structural limitation. Functional features are dealt with in GL/PCT‑EPO F‑IV, 6.5. For the specific case of a functional definition of a pathological condition, see GL/PCT‑EPO F‑IV, 4.22.