5. Claim drafting and structure

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?

5.1. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the claims are clear and concise and are fully supported by the description, in line with the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Article 6 PCT)?

5.2. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the definition of the matter for which protection is sought is in terms of the technical features of the invention?

5.3. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, whenever appropriate, claims contain:

   i. a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the claimed subject-matter but which, in combination, are part of the prior art.

   ii. a characterising portion, preceded by the words "characterised in that", "characterised by", "wherein the improvement comprises," or any other words to the same effect, stating concisely the technical features which, in combination with the features stated under (i), it is desired to protect?

5.4. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that the claims are typed or printed, without prejudice to more liberal requirements for the purpose of obtaining a filing date?

5.5. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that, without prejudice to the requirement of unity of invention, a patent application may contain more than one independent claim in the same category (product, process, apparatus or use) only if the subject-matter of the application involves one of the following:

   a. a plurality of interrelated products,
   b. different uses of a product or apparatus,
   c. alternative solutions to a particular problem, where it is inappropriate to cover these alternatives by a single claim?

5.6. Does your National Patent Office's administrative practice provide that any claim which includes all the features of one or more other claims ("dependent claim") does so by a reference, if possible at the beginning, to the other claim or claims and then states the additional features claimed.

5.7. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that all dependent claims referring back to a single previous claim, and all dependent claims referring back to several previous claims, are grouped together to the extent and in the most practical way possible?

5.8. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the number of the claims is reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed?

5.9. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that the applicant is to pay a fee if they exceed a certain number of claims, which is to be determined by the Offices in accordance with the applicable national law?

5.10. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that where the patent application contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims are preferably followed by the reference signs relating to those features? Does it provide that when used, the reference signs must preferably be placed between parentheses and that, if including reference signs does not particularly facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, they should not be included? Are these reference signs not to be construed as limiting the claim?

5.11. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that any claim may contain tables only if the subject-matter of the claim makes the use of tables desirable?

5.12. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide that values are expressed in units conforming to international standards, wherever appropriate in terms of the metric system using SI units and that any data not meeting this requirement must also be expressed in units conforming to international standards? Does it provide that only the technical terms, formulae, signs and symbols generally accepted in the field in question must be used?

5.13. Does your National Patent Office’s administrative practice provide a list or overview of units recognised in international standards and complying with national requirements?