Module 17 2024

Types of claims

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Apparatus

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Method

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System

• For example, a mobile phone system comprising a central office, a base station and mobile handsets

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Compound

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Formulation / composition

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Use

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Method of Treatment

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Not allowed in Europe

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Infringement

• Generally speaking the following acts are prohibited without the consent of the patentee:

– Making the invention

– Using the invention

– Selling the invention

• In some jurisdictions, offering to sell as well

– Importing the invention

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